Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for pension credit were received in the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
The number of applications for Pension Credit that were received for each of the financial years April 2020 to March 2023 is shown in the table below:
Financial Year | Pension Credit Applications Received |
2020/21 (CAM) | 144,125 |
2021/22 (CAM) | 149,055 |
2022/23 (CAM) | 269,835 |
2022/23 (AfPC) | 2,016 |
2022/23 Total (CAM & AfPC) | 271,851 |
Source of Data: Customer Account Management (CAM) System and Apply for Pension Credit (AfPC) System (introduced from January 2023).