Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22716
Pension Credit
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025
Question
Danny Kruger
Reform UK — East Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to the public purse is of (a) a Pension Credit claimant, (b) their council tax discounts and (c) other passport benefits.
Answer
Torsten BellData on Pension Credit award amounts is routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. At May 2024, the average weekly Pension Credit award amount was £82.66. This figure does not include other operational and administrative costs, s...
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