Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 25588

Pension Credit

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 31 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16393 on Department for Work and Pensions: Staff, what the additional cost is of the private providers.

Answer

Andrew Western

The information you request is not available. DWP operates a 'forecast and volumes' based pricing model, where supplier costs specific to the increase in Pension Credit New Claims demand, following the Chancellor's announcement in July 2024 are not itemis...

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