Written questions

Pension Credit: Appeals

Commons · Question 9464 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Emma Lewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants for Pension Credit were (a) initially turned down and (b) successful on appeal in each region in the latest period for which data is available.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 21 Oct 2024

The information requested on the proportion of Pension Credit claims which are initially turned down but are subsequently overturned at Tribunal is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Information on appeals in the Fi...