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Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made a (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful application for Pension Credit in each Parliamentary constituency since 1 April 2024; and how many people are awaiting a decision on their

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made a (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful application for Pension Credit in each Parliamentary constituency since 1 April 2024; and how many people are awaiting a decision on their

  2. 11 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were awarded and not awarded, up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UKWe do not c...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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