Pension Credit
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications were made in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Answered by Torsten Bell
The table below shows the volumes of Pension Credit applications received in each of the last 5 financial years.
Pension Credit Claims | Received |
April 2024 to 17 November 2024 | 215,200 |
April 2023 to March 2024 | 251,000 |
April 2022 to March 2023 | 267,000 |
April 2021 to March 2022 | 149,000 |
April 2020 to March 2021 | 142,000 |
The figures for 2024/25 are only covering part of the year and will be higher when all months are included.
The latest statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, from 1 April 2024 up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK. The next publication of Pension Credit application statistics is due around the end of February 2025 and will cover the data up to week commencing 10 February 2025.
Please note, the data shown for previous years April 2020 to March 2024 is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards.
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