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Pension Credit

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 7 April 2025UIN 43065

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single pensioners there are who earn less than £20,000 a year and more than the threshold required for pension credit.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The income threshold for eligibility for Pension Credit is dependent on personal circumstances, and not all forms of income are taken into account when determining eligibility. Therefore it is not possible to produce a robust estimate of how many single pensioners exceed this threshold due to earned income.

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