Written questions

Pension Credit

Commons · Question 5934 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of Pension Credit among eligible households.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 15 Jun 2026

The Government is committed to ensuring that all pensioners receive the support to which they are entitled. That is why we have been running the biggest ever Pension Credit take-up campaign across Great Britain, promoting Pension Credit to eligible pensio...