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Written Question
Pension Credit
Monday 7th October 2024

Asked by: Laura Trott (Conservative - Sevenoaks)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Table 2, page 9, footnote 2 of his Department's report entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published in July 2024, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that will receive Pension Credit over (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Fixing the Foundations showed Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest levels it has achieved historically. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget Responsibility at the Autumn Budget on the 30th October, taking account of any behavioural response and associated impact on the estimated number of people who will receive Pension Credit in upcoming years.

Written Question
Kickstart Scheme
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Laura Trott (Conservative - Sevenoaks)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses in the (a) South East and (b) UK have signed up to the Kickstart Scheme.

Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities

I refer the honourable member to the Parliamentary Question HL10193, answered on 12 November. We are not yet able to break Kickstart data down by region.