Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6287
Pension Credit: Take-up
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour — Salford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to identify (a) people and (b) households eligible for Pension Credit who have not applied for it.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsBuilding on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, the Department will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. ...
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