PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(2 April 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on merging pension credit and housing benefit.
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Answer
The Department is committed to delivering the Government’s goal of bringing together the administration of pensioner Housing Benefit and Pension Credit for new claimants from 2026, so that pensioners receive the support they are entitled to.
We are working closely with local authorities, to ensure reforms meet the needs of current and future pensioners.
In addition, we have already improved how we use existing data to target new pensioner Housing Benefit customers to ensure they are prompted to claim and receive any Pension Credit to which they are entitled.
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