Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications have been made since 29 July 2024 by constituency.
We do not currently hold this information at Constituency level.
Data on how many Pension Credit applications made between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk, Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
On 28 October 2024, The Department announced updated Pension Credit applications and award statistics would be published on 28 November 2024. This publication provides application volumes up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK
This shows we have received around 150,000 applications since the announcement on 29 July to 17 November 2024.