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Question follow-through · 23266

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) made applications for Pension Credit and (b) were successful between 29 July 2024 and 21 December 2024.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) made applications for Pension Credit and (b) were successful between 29 July 2024 and 21 December 2024.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, from 1 April 2024 up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: Novem...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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