Question follow-through · 14934
Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the devolved Administrations to help increase awareness among pensioners of benefits they may be entitled to.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the devolved Administrations to help increase awareness among pensioners of benefits they may be entitled to.
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2024
Answer published
This Government remains completely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. DWP uses a wide range of channels including information on Gov.uk, in letters, leaflets and via telephone to communi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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