Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pensioners have an annual State Pension income which exceeds the income threshold for eligibility for the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit; and what estimate she has made of that number and proportion in each of the next five years.

The income threshold for eligibility for the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit is dependent on personal circumstances. Therefore it is not possible to produce a robust estimate of how many pensioners exceed this due to State Pension income.