United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36661
Pension Credit: Age
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10 March 2025
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14 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on people of the planned increase in the Pension Credit qualifying age; and what steps she is taking to (a) inform and (b) support those affected.
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10 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on people of the planned increase in the Pension Credit qualifying age; and what steps she is taking to (a) inform and (b) support those affected.
Source: Commons
14 March 2025
Answer
The qualifying age for Pension Credit is linked to State Pension age and will therefore increase to age 67 over a two-year phasing period, 2026 to 2028, as a consequence of the increase to State Pension age over the same period. The changes were legislate...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-10/36661
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1782489
- uk · wq-1782489 · source updated 14 March 2025