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Pension Credit: Chichester

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 120595

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners living in the Chichester constituency are currently in receipt of Pension Credit.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The latest Pension Credit caseload statistics show that as of August 2025, there were 2,134 people in receipt of Pension Credit in Chichester.

The latest Pension Credit caseload statistics show that as of August 2025, there were 1,437 female recipients of Pension Credit in Chichester.

Using the latest Pension Credit caseload statistics, it is estimated that there were around 400 women born in the 1950s in receipt of Pension Credit in Chichester, as of August 2025.

This data is available via: DWP Stat-Xplore

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