Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3954
Pension Credit
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pensioners were living in (a) relative poverty after housing costs and (b) absolute poverty after housing costs were in receipt of Pension Credit in the latest period for
Answer
Emma ReynoldsFor the latest year 2022/23, 1.9 million pensioners were in relative poverty after housing costs (AHC) in the UK. Of these, 300,000 pensioners were in receipt of Pension Credit, approximately 15%. A household is in relative poverty if its income is less t...
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