| Heading: |
Pension Credit: Capital Rules |
| Question ID: |
1762350 |
| UIN: |
29070 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4736 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dave Doogan
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| Asking Member handle: |
davedoogansnp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@davedoogansnp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the disregarded capital limit on pension credit was in each of the last 15 years; and if she will increase the disregarded capital limit in line with inflation since the last increase. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5069 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Torsten Bell
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| Answering Member handle: |
TorstenBell
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@TorstenBell
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| Answer text: |
The capital disregard in Pension Credit has been set at £10,000 since 2009 and will remain at that level in 2025/26. Capital over £10,000 reduces weekly entitlement by £1 per £500 of capital. Unlike with working age income related benefits, there is no up... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |