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4 September 2024

At #PMQs @Keir_Starmer said “800,000 pensioners are not taking up Pension Credit”.

Government figures show 1.4 million people currently claim Pension Credit, and up to 880,000 people are eligible but don’t claim it, meaning potentially 39% of those eligible don’t claim it.

Pension Credit is one of the qualifying benefits for the Winter Fuel Payment. Pensioners who don’t receive any of the qualifying benefits will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment from this winter.

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