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Pension Credit: Applications

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46729

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Pension Credit applications that were received in the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 were ineligible.

Answered by Torsten Bell

On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This also includes information on Pension Credit claims that have been cleared but not awarded benefit. Pension Credit Applications and Awards - February 2025. The Department does not hold this information at constituency level.

The next update of the Pension Credit applications and awards data is due to be published on 29th May 2025.

Please note, the figures presented are from DWP’s Pension Credit system which has previously been collected for internal departmental operations use and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics publication standards.

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