Question follow-through · 11034
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional applications for pension credit have been accepted in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, (d) North West of England and (e) Runcorn and Helsby constituency in the last four months.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional applications for pension credit have been accepted in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, (d) North West of England and (e) Runcorn and Helsby constituency in the last four months.
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
The department published information on 27th September on the number of applications between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024. This showed a 152% increase in applications in the 8 weeks following the 29 July 2024 Winter Fuel Payment announcement by the ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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