Oral Question·Department for Education
“What plans he has to ensure UK access to EU educational and research programmes after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.”
Tabled: 14 January 2020Answered: 20 January 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Rachel Reeves
Yes, absolutely; pension credit can be backdated by up to three months, and we will ensure that that happens. We are also working closely with Liverpool city council to ensure that the constituents in Liverpool Wavertree, and indeed in all our constituencies, are getting the support that they entitled to. The poorest pensioners, who are entitled to pension credit, should get it. It is a travesty that 800,000 missed out under the last Conservative Government. We will ensure that pensioners entitled to support get it.