Written questions

Pension Credit

Commons · Question 4377 · 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, what his deadline is for writing to Housing Benefit claimants on taking up Pension Credit; and what further steps he plans to take in respect of increasing uptake.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 Sep 2024

Building on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, we will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We will be i...