Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9518

Pension Credit: Applications

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the average number of pension credit applications processed within 50 working days dropped between (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2022-23.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The department supports customers to claim Pension Credit through a range of take up campaigns. In June 2019, the BBC announced its intention to limit free TV licenses to people 75+ and in receipt of Pension Credit from June 2020. The subsequent mass mail...

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