115% Increase in Weekly Pension Credit Claims: April-September 2024

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

Introduction

This publication provides ad hoc statistics about the number of weekly pension credit claims received between 1 April 2024 and 1 September 2024.

Results

We have received around 38,500 Pension Credit claims in the 5 weeks since the announcement on 29th July (which is up to and including w/c 26th August).

This is compared around 17,900 Pension Credit claims in the 5 weeks preceding the announcement.

This represents a 115% increase in Pension Credit claims received by the Department in the past 5 weeks compared to the 5 weeks before.