Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps his Department is taking with international partners to help tackle climate change.”
Tabled: 25 August 2026Answered: 1 September 2026
Asked by
Ms Julie Minns
Labour — Carlisle
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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.