Pension Credit
Commons · Question 4376 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking local authorities to contact every pensioner on Housing Benefit to encourage them to take up Pension Credit; and if she will make an asse
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 Sep 2024
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20th August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many lo...