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Pension Credit

Commons · Question 20831 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that people entitled to (a) Pension Credit uplifts and (b) other pension uplifts receive them automatically; and what assessment she has made of the pote

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 20 Dec 2024

A Pension Credit award can include additional amounts for:Severe disability;Caring for a disabled person;Children that the claimant is responsible for; andCertain housing costs. These additional amounts can increase or uplift the value of a Pension Credit...