Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4038

Pension Credit: Expenditure

Tabled: 3 September 2024

Answered: 12 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of all people eligible for Pension Credit claiming it.

Answer

Emma Reynolds

The estimated total cost if all people eligible for Pension Credit claimed is around £7.6 billion, for Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2022, for Great Britain. This has been calculated by adding the benefit expenditure for Pension Credit for 2021/2022 (Pensio...

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