Question follow-through · 22410
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Pension Credit at tackling financial hardship among older people; and what steps she is taking to improve levels of (a) awareness and (b)
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Pension Credit at tackling financial hardship among older people; and what steps she is taking to improve levels of (a) awareness and (b)
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jan 2025
Answer published
Pension Credit was introduced specifically to help address pensioner poverty. It provides a vital safety net for low-income pensioners by guaranteeing a minimum level of income. For a single pensioner this Standard Minimum Guarantee (SMG) is currently set...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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