Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 97229

Pension Credit

Tabled: 4 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit who are not currently receiving it.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2023 to 2024 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2024 - GOV.UK. The Government wants all pensioners to get the support t...

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