Written questions

Pension Credit: Park Homes

Commons · Question 8479 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Park Home Residents who are unable to take up Pension Credit due to pitch fees not being treated equivalently to ground rent in the application process.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 16 Oct 2024

An award of Pension Credit can include certain housing costs where the dwelling occupied as the home is not owned by the claimant and if these costs cannot be covered by Housing Benefit. Examples of housing costs covered by Pension Credit include: rents o...