Pension Credit
Commons · Question 34260 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds data on the percentage change in uptake levels of pension credit between 2024 and 2025.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 6 Mar 2025
The latest Pension Credit take-up figures were published in October 2024. They showed that in financial year 2022/23, 65% of those entitled to Pension Credit claimed the benefit. This represents a 2 percentage point increase from financial year 2021/22, w...