Universal Credit: Pensioners
(asked on 22nd June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure an effective transition from universal credit to receipt of the state pension.
This question was answered on 30th June 2020
The Government announced in March that anyone reaching State Pension Age while claiming Universal Credit is eligible for a run-on until the end of the assessment period in which they reach State Pension Age.
This removes any potential gap in provision with these pensioners receiving, on average, an additional £350.
Regulations were laid on 29 June to put this measure on a statutory footing.