Question follow-through · 10683

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the local government (a) area and (b) ward of individual pensioners who (i) are and (ii) are not in receipt of Pension Credit.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the local government (a) area and (b) ward of individual pensioners who (i) are and (ii) are not in receipt of Pension Credit.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The department holds information on individual pensioners who do claim Pension Credit broken down geographically by ward, Local Authority, region, country, and also Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies 2010 and 2024. The department does not hold infor...

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