Written questions

Pension Credit

Commons · Question 906021 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have lost entitlement to Pension Credit as a result of their calculated entitlement being short by 50p or less.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 27 Oct 2025

The Department does not hold information about the total income and circumstances of all pensioners. That is why we ask people to apply for pension credit rather than being able to make awards automatically.