Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87542
Pension Credit: Rural Areas
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of potential factors limiting Pension Credit take-up among eligible low-income pensioners in rural areas.
Answer
Torsten BellResearch suggests that there are a range of reasons why some pensioners don’t claim Pension Credit. These include lack of awareness, uncertainty about eligibility and stigma around claiming benefits more generally. Some pensioners assume that they will no...
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