Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What progress she has made on introducing a dentistry recovery plan.”
Tabled: 17 January 2024Answered: 23 January 2024
Asked by
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Emma Reynolds)
Estimates for pensioners who are eligible for but not receiving pension credit were published in early October. The estimates show that more than 800,000 pensioners—individual pensioners, not households—are entitled to pension credit but are not claiming it.