Context
The MP is concerned about the impact of the pensions triple lock on pensioners in his constituency. He highlights improvements such as uprating pension credit and increasing NHS funding.
Question
I welcome the fact that the Government are not only protecting the triple lock for every pensioner in the country but tackling the biggest problems for pensioners by uprating pension credit by more than the rate of inflation, encouraging a higher take-up of pension credit and substantially increasing funding for our NHS. Can the Minister tell me how many pensioners in North Durham currently claim pension credit, and how many are entitled to it but do not claim it and could benefit from this increase?
Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Torsten Bell)
My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the importance of the 4.1% increase in pension credit that will take place in just a few weeks’ time, and I can tell him that about 3,000 people are claiming pension credit in North Durham.
Not addressed: The number of pensioners entitled to but not claiming pension credit was not addressed.
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