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<p>Estimates for Pension Credit take-up in a financial year are available in the “Income-related
benefits: estimates of take-up” publication, which can be accessed on the statistics
section of gov.uk. <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 latest estimates for Pension Credit
take-up relate to the financial year 2019 to 2020. The table below outlines take-up
estimates for this year, and the four years preceding:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate of Pension Credit take-up</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019
to 2020</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017
to 2018</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 to 2017</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015
to 2016</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note – methodological
refinements have been applied to the data from 2016 to 2017. Therefore, comparison
to previous years should be treated with caution.</p>
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