Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28292

Pension Credit: Applications

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken for Pension Credit applications to be approved and what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for Pension Cred

Answer

Torsten Bell
DWP works to a planned timescale of 50 working days to clear Pension Credit claims. The most recent information on processing times for Pension Credit was published in the DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (ARA) on 22nd July 2024. This ...

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