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Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations

Status: Closed Opened: 22 Nov 2024 Closed: 1 Jan 2026 12 recommendations 31 conclusions 1 report

Are pension age benefits and the State Pension enough to stop pensioners from falling into poverty? We are looking at the state of pensioner poverty in the UK. Which groups are most affected? What are the health impacts? How do the State Pension and other pension age benefits mitigate the risks? What part is played …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations HC 465 24 Jul 2025 43 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
23 Recommendation 2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challen… Accepted in Part

Include caring questions in Pension Credit and raise awareness for UC claimants about entitlement.

The Government should include questions on caring responsibilities in the Pension Credit application and implement provisions in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to allow direct access to the carer addition in Pension Credit without a claim for Carer’s Allowance. It should take forward plans to ensure Universal Credit claimants claiming …

Government response. The government acknowledges the confusing system for carers to get Pension Credit and is considering ways to improve the link with Carer’s Allowance and application routes, noting that changes would require thorough redesign. It also states it already has measures …
Department for Work and Pensions

Oral evidence sessions

8 sessions
Date Witnesses
4 Jun 2025 Andrew Latto · Department for Work and Pensions, Laura Adelman · Department for Work and Pensions, Torsten Bell MP · Department for Work and Pensions View ↗
21 May 2025 Anthony Pygram · Committee on Fuel Poverty, Ned Hammond · Energy UK, Peter Smith · National Energy Action, Simon Francis · End Fuel Poverty Coalition View ↗
12 May 2025 Faye Patton · Care and Repair Cymru, Rhian Bowen-Davies, Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Victoria Lloyd · Age Cymru View ↗
30 Apr 2025 David Finch · The Health Foundation, Dr David Attwood · Pathfields Medical Group, Dr Ruth Law · The British Geriatrics Society, Professor Sir Michael Marmot · University College London (UCL), Toby North · Marie Curie View ↗
26 Mar 2025 Daphne Hall · National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers (NAWRA), Dr Juliet Stone · Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University, Dr Kingsley Purdam · Manchester University, Gareth Morgan · Ferret Information Systems, Gary Vaux · Hertfordshire County Council, Professor Matt Padley · Loughborough University View ↗
26 Feb 2025 Alistair Smyth · National Housing Federation, Cllr David Fothergill · Local Government Association, Deven Ghelani · Policy in Practice, Fabian Chessell · Policy in Practice View ↗
22 Jan 2025 Angela Madden · The WASPI Campaign, Debbie de Spon · The WASPI Campaign, Dr Daniella Jenkins · Women’s Budget Group, Dr Suzy Morrissey · Pensions Policy Institute, Karl Banister · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Sasjkia Otto · Fabian Society, Sue Ferns · Prospect Trade Union View ↗
18 Dec 2024 Adam Stachura · Age Scotland, Carl Emmerson · Institute of Fiscal Studies, Carole Easton · Centre for Aging Better, Caroline Abrahams · Age UK, Daniella Silcock, Independent Research Consultant, Jonathan Safir · National Pensioners Convention, Morgan Vine · Independent Age, Peter Matejic · Joseph Rowntree Foundation View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
25 Jun 2025 From cttee Letter to Torsten Bell MP, Minister for Pensions. relating to the Pensioner …