Housing Benefit and Pension Credit
Commons · Question 858 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the implementation of his policy to merge Housing Benefit for pensioners with Pension Credit will require Primary Legislation, and when he expects the new system to be in operation.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 21 May 2026
Through bringing together the administration of pensioner Housing Benefit and Pension Credit, we are working to ensure more pensioners receive all the benefits to which they are entitled. This work will deliver a simplified joined-up service that is more ...