Pension Credit applications and awards
Statistical releases on Pension Credit applications and awards.
This collection lists statistical releases on Pension Credit applications and awards.
The releases cover the number of weekly Pension Credit:
- claims received
- claims cleared
- claims awarded
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring their weekly income up to a minimum amount.
Changes to Pension Credit Applications and Awards statistics
Pension Credit Applications and Awards statistics have been released on a quarterly basis (each November, February, May and August) since November 2024.
We have engaged with users and starting 28 May 2026 these statistics will be published annually in May. Statistical information will be released up to the end of the financial year.
The next release of statistics on 28 May 2026 will contain information from 1 April 2023 to 5 April 2026.
Latest release
Previous releases
Updates to this page
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Added a note about changes to the Pension Credit Applications and Awards statistics.
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Removed box asking for views on proposed changes to Pension Credit Applications and Awards statistics as date for feedback has now passed.
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Added a note about the proposed changes to Pension Credit Applications and Awards statistics. Added Pension Credit Applications and Awards Statistics: February 2026.
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Added link to the latest Pension Credit applications and awards statistics.
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Added a link to the latest release of statistics: Pension Credit applications and awards: August 2025
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Added a note to the page about a supplementary statistics release on 16 September 2025.
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Updated the collection to show the latest Pension Credit applications and awards for May 2025.
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