Question follow-through · 22716
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to the public purse is of (a) a Pension Credit claimant, (b) their council tax discounts and (c) other passport benefits.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to the public purse is of (a) a Pension Credit claimant, (b) their council tax discounts and (c) other passport benefits.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jan 2025
Answer published
Data on Pension Credit award amounts is routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. At May 2024, the average weekly Pension Credit award amount was £82.66. This figure does not include other operational and administrative costs, s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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