Latest published information shows that at end of November 2018, there were 943,954 Pension Credit claimants aged 75 and over<\/p>
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore<\/p>
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This information is published and available at Stat-Xplore:<\/p>
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https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk<\/a><\/p> <\/p> Guidance for users is available at:<\/p> <\/p> https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html<\/a><\/p>"}
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In recognition that political discourse, the print media and social media may have a role in hate crime, the Action Plan set out a number of commitments, including work with the Society of Editors and the Independent Press Standards Organisation. More broadly the Government published the Online Harms White Paper on 8 April 2019, and delivered a communications campaign to increase public awareness of the different forms hate crime can take.<\/p>"}
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