Pension Credit

Summary

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by Independent Age The cost of pensioner poverty and non-take up of Pension Credit, published on 14 September, whether they have developed a written strategy to increase the take-up of pension credit;

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1. 28 September 2020

   Written question

   To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by Independent Age The cost of pensioner poverty and non-take up of Pension Credit, published on 14 September, whether they have developed a written strategy to increase the take-up of pension credit;

   Source: Lords

2. 12 October 2020

   Answer

   Since its introduction in 2003, successive governments have attempted to promote Pension Credit but with limited results. For a number of years now, the take-up rate for Pension Credit has remained at around 60 per cent. Previous research by the Departmen...

   Source: Written answer

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