Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14074
Pension Credit: Expenditure
Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was for Pension Credit in the latest year for which information is available.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThe total government expenditure in nominal terms for Pension Credit awards was £4.9 billion in 2022/23. This figure does not include other operational and administrative costs, such as the government’s campaign to increase take-up of Pension Credit, as w...
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