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star this property date less than 2023-03-08more like thismore than 2023-03-08
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit: Scotland remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he provide data on the take up of Pension Credit by constituency in Scotland as of 8 March 2023. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
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Amy Callaghan more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-03-16more like thismore than 2023-03-16
star this property answer text <p>Take-up statistics for Pension Credit are available at Great Britain level only. The most recent take-up statistics are publicly available in the “Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up” publication which can be found on the statistics section of gov.uk. The latest publication relates to the financial year 2019 to 2020.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent caseload statistics for Pension Credit refer to August 2022, and are publicly available via <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">DWP Stat-xplore</a>. The table below shows the Pension Credit caseload statistics by constituency in Scotland in August 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Aberdeen North</strong></p></td><td><p>1766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aberdeen South</strong></p></td><td><p>1143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Airdrie and Shotts</strong></p></td><td><p>2662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Angus</strong></p></td><td><p>2043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Argyll and Bute</strong></p></td><td><p>2290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</strong></p></td><td><p>2690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Banff and Buchan</strong></p></td><td><p>1822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk</strong></p></td><td><p>2123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</strong></p></td><td><p>1744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central Ayrshire</strong></p></td><td><p>2714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill</strong></p></td><td><p>2886</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East</strong></p></td><td><p>2102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dumfries and Galloway</strong></p></td><td><p>2877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale</strong></p></td><td><p>2201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dundee East</strong></p></td><td><p>1962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dundee West</strong></p></td><td><p>2414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dunfermline and West Fife</strong></p></td><td><p>1529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Dunbartonshire</strong></p></td><td><p>1123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow</strong></p></td><td><p>2194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Lothian</strong></p></td><td><p>1936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Renfrewshire</strong></p></td><td><p>1479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh East</strong></p></td><td><p>2041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh North and Leith</strong></p></td><td><p>1618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh South</strong></p></td><td><p>1262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh West</strong></p></td><td><p>1251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh South West</strong></p></td><td><p>1457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Falkirk</strong></p></td><td><p>2491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow Central</strong></p></td><td><p>3089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow East</strong></p></td><td><p>3939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow North</strong></p></td><td><p>1878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow North East</strong></p></td><td><p>3736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow North West</strong></p></td><td><p>2829</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow South West</strong></p></td><td><p>3337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow South</strong></p></td><td><p>2632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glenrothes</strong></p></td><td><p>2218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gordon</strong></p></td><td><p>1114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inverclyde</strong></p></td><td><p>2603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</strong></p></td><td><p>1941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</strong></p></td><td><p>2670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</strong></p></td><td><p>2300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lanark and Hamilton East</strong></p></td><td><p>2825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Livingston</strong></p></td><td><p>2331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Linlithgow and East Falkirk</strong></p></td><td><p>2412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Midlothian</strong></p></td><td><p>1693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Moray</strong></p></td><td><p>1895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motherwell and Wishaw</strong></p></td><td><p>2928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</strong></p></td><td><p>1043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North Ayrshire and Arran</strong></p></td><td><p>2943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East Fife</strong></p></td><td><p>1338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ochil and South Perthshire</strong></p></td><td><p>1954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Orkney and Shetland</strong></p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paisley and Renfrewshire North</strong></p></td><td><p>2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paisley and Renfrewshire South</strong></p></td><td><p>2357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Perth and North Perthshire</strong></p></td><td><p>2058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ross, Skye and Lochaber</strong></p></td><td><p>1628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rutherglen and Hamilton West</strong></p></td><td><p>3205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Stirling</strong></p></td><td><p>1685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</strong></p></td><td><p>996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Dunbartonshire</strong></p></td><td><p>2858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>127080</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
star this property answering member printed Laura Trott more like this
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less than 2023-03-16T11:17:19.22Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-16T11:17:19.22Z
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star this property label Biography information for Laura Trott more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-24more like thismore than 2019-07-24
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Scotland Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit: Scotland remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on trends in the level of claims for pension credit in Scotland. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill more like this
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Hugh Gaffney more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-24more like thismore than 2019-07-24
star this property answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Pension Credit GB caseload stands at around 1.6 million, the number of Pension Credit claims in Scotland stands at around 150,000 - an almost 10% reduction in the number of claims since May 2017.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale more like this
star this property answering member printed David Mundell more like this
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less than 2019-07-24T14:33:23.2Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-24T14:33:23.2Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Mundell more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney more like this