Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Pension Credit in each of the last 12 months.
Internal Pension Credit operational information is not currently produced monthly, but rather weekly. Please find data from 4th September 2023 up to the end of week commencing 30th September 2024. This data is a longer time series of the ad hoc statistics recently published by the Department, available via Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024
Week Commencing | Pension Credit Claims Received |
04 September 2023 | 3,700 |
11 September 2023 | 4,100 |
18 September 2023 | 4,800 |
25 September 2023 | 4,200 |
02 October 2023 | 4,300 |
09 October 2023 | 4,200 |
16 October 2023 | 4,700 |
23 October 2023 | 4,600 |
30 October 2023 | 5,200 |
06 November 2023 | 4,900 |
13 November 2023 | 4,400 |
20 November 2023 | 4,200 |
27 November 2023 | 4,800 |
04 December 2023 | 6,600 |
11 December 2023 | 4,500 |
18 December 2023 | 2,900 |
25 December 2023 | 1,300 |
01 January 2024 | 3,100 |
08 January 2024 | 4,600 |
15 January 2024 | 4,800 |
22 January 2024 | 4,500 |
29 January 2024 | 4,400 |
05 February 2024 | 5,800 |
12 February 2024 | 5,600 |
19 February 2024 | 5,800 |
26 February 2024 | 7,200 |
04 March 2024 | 6,200 |
11 March 2024 | 5,100 |
18 March 2024 | 5,100 |
25 March 2024 | 3,800 |
01 April 2024 | 3,900 |
08 April 2024 | 4,400 |
15 April 2024 | 4,400 |
22 April 2024 | 4,200 |
29 April 2024 | 3,700 |
06 May 2024 | 3,400 |
13 May 2024 | 4,100 |
20 May 2024 | 4,000 |
27 May 2024 | 3,300 |
03 June 2024 | 4,200 |
10 June 2024 | 4,000 |
17 June 2024 | 3,400 |
24 June 2024 | 3,200 |
01 July 2024 | 3,800 |
08 July 2024 | 4,100 |
15 July 2024 | 3,300 |
22 July 2024 | 3,500 |
29 July 2024 | 7,900 |
05 August 2024 | 7,300 |
12 August 2024 | 5,900 |
19 August 2024 | 8,400 |
26 August 2024 | 9,000 |
02 September 2024 | 10,700 |
09 September 2024 | 13,400 |
16 September 2024 | 11,800 |
23 September 2024 | 9,800 |
30 September 2024 | 8,300 |