Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43065
Pension Credit
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single pensioners there are who earn less than £20,000 a year and more than the threshold required for pension credit.
Answer
Torsten BellThe income threshold for eligibility for Pension Credit is dependent on personal circumstances, and not all forms of income are taken into account when determining eligibility. Therefore it is not possible to produce a robust estimate of how many single pensioners exceed this threshold due to earned income.