Question follow-through · 17630

Pension Credit: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Telford consistency claimed pension credit in November (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Dec 2024
Answer
9 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Telford consistency claimed pension credit in November (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

  2. 9 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    In November 2022, 2,541 households in the Telford constituency received Pension Credit.In November 2023, 2,509 households in the Telford constituency received Pension Credit.Data is not yet available for November 2024. The latest available data is for May...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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