United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 22410
Pension Credit
Introduced
7 January 2025
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17 January 2025 · Answer
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17 January 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Pension Credit at tackling financial hardship among older people; and what steps she is taking to improve levels of (a) awareness and (b)
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7 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Pension Credit at tackling financial hardship among older people; and what steps she is taking to improve levels of (a) awareness and (b)
Source: Commons
17 January 2025
Answer
Pension Credit was introduced specifically to help address pensioner poverty. It provides a vital safety net for low-income pensioners by guaranteeing a minimum level of income. For a single pensioner this Standard Minimum Guarantee (SMG) is currently set...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-07/22410
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1753106
- uk · wq-1753106 · source updated 17 January 2025