Written question asked by Paul Foster (Labour) on Thursday, 5 September 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 (named day). It was answered by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Thursday, 12 September 2024 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Pension Credit: South Ribble
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of Pension Credit in South Ribble constituency; and if she will make an estimate of the number of people who are not claiming Pension Credit but are eligible in that constituency.
- Answer
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Caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. At February 2024, there were 1,528 people claiming Pension Credit in South Ribble constituency.
Information relating to Pension Credit eligibility is only available via take-up statistics. The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics for Great Britain cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). However, these statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 4466
- Session
- 2024-26
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Pension credit Recipients South Ribble
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2025-09-05 20:58:13 +0100
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