Pension Credit
Commons · Question 74253 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the pension credit threshold.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 5 Sep 2025
The rates of Pension Credit are reviewed annually as part of the Secretary of State’s statutory review of State pension and benefit rates. Following the last review in Autumn 2024, the Standard Minimum Guarantee in Pension Credit increased by 4.1% in line...