Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34570
Pension Credit
Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for Pension Credit applications; and what the target processing time is for the coming financial year.
Answer
Torsten BellDWP works to a planned timescale of 50 working days to clear Pension Credit claims. In 2023/24 DWP cleared 192,000 Pension Credit claims within the planned 50 working day timescale, equating to 77.7%. [Source: DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 -...
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