Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8479
Pension Credit: Park Homes
Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Question
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Park Home Residents who are unable to take up Pension Credit due to pitch fees not being treated equivalently to ground rent in the application process.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsAn award of Pension Credit can include certain housing costs where the dwelling occupied as the home is not owned by the claimant and if these costs cannot be covered by Housing Benefit. Examples of housing costs covered by Pension Credit include: rents o...
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