| Heading: |
Housing Benefit and Pension Credit |
| Question ID: |
1791869 |
| UIN: |
43605 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5030 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Simon Opher
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Dr Simon Opher
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which body will administer the proposed merged housing and pension credit. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The Department is committed to delivering the Government’s goal of bringing together the administration of pensioner Housing Benefit and Pension Credit for new claimants from 2026, so that pensioners receive the support they are entitled to.We are working... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |