Pension Credit: Scotland
(asked on 24th July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on trends in the level of claims for pension credit in Scotland.
This question was answered on 24th July 2019
I have regular discussions with my Rt honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a range of issues.
Whilst the Pension Credit GB caseload stands at around 1.6 million, the number of Pension Credit claims in Scotland stands at around 150,000 - an almost 10% reduction in the number of claims since May 2017.