Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 102078

Pension Credit

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Fresh drive to boost Pension Credit take-up as new figures reveal large regional gaps in those receiving benefit worth around £4,300 a year, published on 30

Answer

Torsten Bell
Ad-hoc statistics on households potentially eligible for Pension Credit were published by DWP for the financial year 2023 to 2024 and are available at: Households potentially eligible for Pension Credit, 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK. Table 4a provides a breakdow...

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