Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3956
Pension Credit
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) introduction of means-testing for Winter Fuel Payments and (b) Pension Credit Week of Action campaign on the (i) number of people
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThe Government estimates that linking entitlement to receipt of Pension Credit and other relevant DWP income-related benefits will reduce expenditure by around £1.4 billion in 2024/25 and £1.5 billion in 2025/26, based on the assumption of a 5% increase o...
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