Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 906021

Pension Credit

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have lost entitlement to Pension Credit as a result of their calculated entitlement being short by 50p or less.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Department does not hold information about the total income and circumstances of all pensioners. That is why we ask people to apply for pension credit rather than being able to make awards automatically.