Written questions

Pension Credit

Commons · Question 97229 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit who are not currently receiving it.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Dec 2025

The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2023 to 2024 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2024 - GOV.UK. The Government wants all pensioners to get the support t...