Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6482
Housing Benefit and Pension Credit: Costs
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo definitive estimate has yet been made as to the full cost of this policy. The Department has already begun working with local authorities to ensure that take-up of Pension Credit is maximised and implementation is appropriately planned. This work will ...
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