Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20831

Pension Credit

Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that people entitled to (a) Pension Credit uplifts and (b) other pension uplifts receive them automatically; and what assessment she has made of the pote

Answer

Emma Reynolds
A Pension Credit award can include additional amounts for:Severe disability;Caring for a disabled person;Children that the claimant is responsible for; andCertain housing costs. These additional amounts can increase or uplift the value of a Pension Credit...

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