Pension Credit
Commons · Question 4775 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) simplifying and (b) automating the process to apply for Pension Credit.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 16 Sep 2024
The Department continues to assess the Pension Credit service. This led to the introduction of the online claim process, providing customers with a convenient alternative claim route, alongside the existing telephony and paper application methods. As the ...