Question follow-through · 92226
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he taking to simplify the pension credit application process.
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
- 18 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he taking to simplify the pension credit application process.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department is committed to modernising the Pension Credit service and regularly reviews the user experience to balance simplification with ensuring accurate awards.A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to make services more user-...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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