Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8653

Pension Credit

Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Richard Burgon

LabourLeeds East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be entitled to Pension Credit but will have not registered by (a) 31 December 2024 and (b) 1 April 2025.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
No such estimate has been made. Estimates for pensioner households who are eligible for but not receiving Pension Credit in 2022/23 can be found at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)