Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8186
Pension Credit
Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Question
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond 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 ReynoldsWe 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.