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Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a breakdown of reasons why pension credit applications have been rejected (a) nationally and (b) by constituency.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
5 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a breakdown of reasons why pension credit applications have been rejected (a) nationally and (b) by constituency.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    We do not hold information in our data sources why Pension Credit applications are not awarded, either nationally or by constituency.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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