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Written Question
Pension Credit: Publicity
Thursday 2nd January 2025

Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total cost of the Department for Work and Pensions' pension credit advertising campaigns since 5 July.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Paid marketing activity to promote Pension Credit across Great Britain began on 16 September and has included TV and video on demand; radio; national and regional press; paid social media and website adverts; GP and Post Office screens; train panels; digital street displays; podcasts; and a partnership with ITV regional weather. The most recent phase of the activity is aimed at friends and family who can encourage and support older relatives and friends to apply.

Since 5 July, the total spent on the Pension Credit campaign is £3.3m.

This activity is alongside our continuing work with key stakeholders such as voluntary organisations, energy companies, pension providers, the Money and Pensions Service, other UK Government departments, the Devolved Governments, local councils, housing associations, community groups, local libraries, and influencers.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working
Friday 1st November 2024

Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1282), how many substantive disclosures have been issued, since the general election, by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) requests on Civil Service workplace occupancy across the department; and whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of each FOI disclosure, redacting the name of the applicant.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Since the General Election on 4th July 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions has received and responded to one Freedom of Information (FOI) request relating to Civil Service workplace occupancy across the department.

We will place a copy of this FOI, FOI2024/58197 in the House libraries.