Home / Sources / Select Committees / 2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations
Index live
Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee

2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations

Work and Pensions Committee HC 465 Published 24 July 2025
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
43 items (12 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 42 of 43 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 7
Not Addressed 8
Rejected 6
Government response
5th Special Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations: Government Response · published 10 Nov 2025
Read the government response ↗ Response on the Index
Filter by: Clear

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
23 Recommendation Accepted in Part

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

Recommendation
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 … Read more
Government Response Summary
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 in place to make Universal Credit claimants aware of potential Pension Credit entitlement through agent actions, Midlife MOTs, and State Pension invitation letters.
Department for Work and Pensions
View Details →