Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34260

Pension Credit

Tabled: 27 February 2025

Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds data on the percentage change in uptake levels of pension credit between 2024 and 2025.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The latest Pension Credit take-up figures were published in October 2024. They showed that in financial year 2022/23, 65% of those entitled to Pension Credit claimed the benefit. This represents a 2 percentage point increase from financial year 2021/22, w...

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