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Pension Credit

Asked by Richard BurgonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 8653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be entitled to Pension Credit but will have not registered by (a) 31 December 2024 and (b) 1 April 2025.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

No such estimate has been made. Estimates for pensioner households who are eligible for but not receiving Pension Credit in 2022/23 can be found at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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