§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated cost is of administering the pension credit in each of the first five years of its operation. [162683]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation on the cost of administering Pension Credit is not currently available in the format requested. In accordance with the requirements of Resource Accounting and Budgeting the Department now accounts for its administration 569W and benefit expenditure by strategic objective, as set out in its Public Service Agreements (PSA), and by individual Requests for Resources (RfRs), as set out in the Departmental Estimates and Accounts.