Pension Credit: Eligibility
Commons · Question 6737 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure data held by HMRC to help identify people eligible for Pension Credit is made available to local authorities.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 14 Oct 2024
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is subject to a strict duty of confidentiality and may only disclose information it holds where the law allows.There are a number of exceptions to this duty which allow HMRC to share information. These include shar...