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<p>In 2016-17, 1.81m (60 per cent) of eligible state pensioners claimed Pension Credit.
Corresponding figures for 2017-18 and 2018-19 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Official
statistics on the take-up of income related benefits at Great Britain level, including
Pension Credit, can be found in the ‘Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up
in 2016 to 2017’ publication on gov.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Historic and
forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data relating to DWP benefits at Great Britain
level, including Pension Credit, can be found in the ‘Benefit expenditure and caseload
tables 2019’ publication on gov.uk.</p>
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