Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 5583
Pension Credit
Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Neil Coyle
Labour — Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of automating pension credit payments without an application process for claimants reaching retirement age on universal credit.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsHouseholds in receipt of Universal Credit are likely to see a significant change in their financial situation on reaching state pension age – at which point they may become entitled to retirement income such as the state pension, occupational or private p...
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