Question follow-through · 40817

Pension Credit: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Nearly fifty thousand extra pensioners receiving vital Pension Credit support following surge in claims processed, published on 27 February 2025

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Nearly fifty thousand extra pensioners receiving vital Pension Credit support following surge in claims processed, published on 27 February 2025

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Pension Credit campaign budget is £5m for the 2024/25 financial year. This supported the development of an expanded Pension Credit campaign encouraging all eligible pensioners to claim. Activity has included TV and video on demand; radio; national and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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