Pension Credit
Lords · Question HL1197 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Davies of Brixton
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the introduction of means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, what administrative arrangements they are making to deal with any increase in claims for Pension Credit; what assessment they have made of the impact
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 21 Oct 2024
The Department has secured funding for additional staffing to assist with the processing of the additional Pension Credit claims being made. We have recently published Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK w...