Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8186

Pension Credit

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July 2024 on Public Spending: Inheritance, Official Report, column 1033, how many people have applied for pension credit

Answer

Emma Reynolds
We have recently published Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) which provides the number of Pension Credit claims received by the department.