United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 60755
Social Security Benefits: Pensioners
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17 June 2025
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25 June 2025 · Answer
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25 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mixed-age couples are impacted by the rule which prevents them from claiming pension-age benefits until the youngest partner reaches State Pension age.
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17 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mixed-age couples are impacted by the rule which prevents them from claiming pension-age benefits until the youngest partner reaches State Pension age.
Source: Commons
25 June 2025
Answer
The requested information is not held The requirement that both members of a couple need to have reached State Pension age to be eligible for Pension Credit or pension-age Housing Benefit took effect from 15 May 2019. Income-related benefit support for co...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-17/60755
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1813664
- uk · wq-1813664 · source updated 25 June 2025