Housing Benefit and Pension Credit: Costs

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.

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1. 4 October 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.

   Source: Commons

2. 14 October 2024

   Answer

   No definitive estimate has yet been made as to the full cost of this policy. The Department has already begun working with local authorities to ensure that take-up of Pension Credit is maximised and implementation is appropriately planned. This work will ...

   Source: Written answer

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