Question follow-through · 22843
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit claims have been awarded to (a) men and (b) women since 29 July 2024.
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
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jan 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit claims have been awarded to (a) men and (b) women since 29 July 2024.
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jan 2025
Answer published
The latest available data on Stat-Xplore - Home - Home shows that, in May 2024, 1,355,256 Pension Credit claims were in place, of which 457,065 had been awarded to men and 898,193 had been awarded to women. The next iteration of Pension Credit caseload st...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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