Housing Benefit and Pension Credit: Married People

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement that both members of a couple must have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit and pensio

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement that both members of a couple must have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit and pensio

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2. 10 June 2026

   Answer

   Since 15 May 2019 both members of a couple need to have reached State Pension age to be eligible for Pension Credit or pension-age Housing Benefit. Benefit support for couples where only one partner has reached State Pension age is provided through Univer...

   Source: Written answer

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