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Pension Credit: High Peak

Asked by Jon PearceLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 1 August 2024UIN 2003

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming pension credit in High Peak constituency.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). However, these statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.

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