Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure pensioners eligible for Pension Credit submit a cost of living payment claim before the deadline on 19 May 2023.

Pensioners who make a claim for Pension Credit by 19 May will automatically receive the first of this year’s cost of living payments worth £301 - if their claim is successfully backdated for the maximum period of 3 months. There is no need to make a separate claim for cost of living payments.