Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22716

Pension Credit

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Danny Kruger

Reform UKEast 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 Bell
Data 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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