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National Statistics on the number of pensioners with low income are published annually in the \u201cHouseholds Below Average Income\u201d publication and the latest available estimates are for 2020/21.<\/p>
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The overall trend in the number of pensioners living in low income shows a fall over recent decades.<\/p>
(1) In 2020/21, there were 1.9 million pensioners in relative low income, before housing costs. This is a fall of 200 thousand since 2009/10. In 2020/21, there were 1.7 million pensioners in relative low income, after housing costs. This is a fall of 100 thousand since 2009/10.<\/p>
(2) In 2020/21, there were 1.5 million pensioners in absolute low income, before housing costs. This is a fall of 400 thousand since 2009/10. In 2020/21, there were 1.2 million pensioners in absolute low income, after housing costs. This is a fall of 400 thousand since 2009/10.<\/p>
The Government is committed to action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty.<\/p>
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In 2022/23, we will spend £134 billion on benefits for pensioners in GB, 5.4% of GDP. This includes £110 billion spending on the State Pension in 2022/23. Subject to Parliamentary approval in April 2023 the State Pension and the Pension Credit standard minimum guarantee will increase by 10.1%.<\/p>
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In addition, to reduce the risk of poverty for future pensioners, automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has transformed pension participation for millions of workers. To date, over 10.8 million people have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, with over 2.1 million employers complying with their duties.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-01-10T11:46:54.21Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-12-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Poverty: Older People"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many older people they estimate are currently living in (1) relative, and (2) absolute, poverty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"} ], "uin" : "HL4509"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1563428", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1563428/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, including disabled people and unpaid carers, and has taken further, decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs in addition to other cost of living support announced last year which includes:<\/p>
Following the Secretary of State\u2019s statutory annual review of up-rating, from April 2023 the State Pension and benefits will increase by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the year to September 2022. This includes benefits paid to disabled people and unpaid carers, including Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Carer\u2019s Allowance, Universal Credit, and Pension Credit.<\/p>
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To ensure stability and certainty for households, the Government is making further cost of living support available in 2023/24. Households in receipt of eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost of Living Payments, people in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a further £150 payment, and pensioner households will receive a further £300 as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment. This is in addition to the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.<\/p>
For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. In England this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate the additional Barnett funding.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to (a) disabled people and (b) their carers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1563438/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " PIP Assessment Channel<\/strong><\/p><\/td> (a) Telephone<\/strong><\/p><\/td> (b) Video<\/strong><\/p><\/td> (c) Paper-based Review<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 53,650<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td> 10,970<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 52,810<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 10,480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 60,110<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 10,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 48,640<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 9,760<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 46,250<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 9,840<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 51,110<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 10,490<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 51,970<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 10,810<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 45,810<\/p><\/td> 440<\/p><\/td> 9,930<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 49,570<\/p><\/td> 720<\/p><\/td> 10,590<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 49,810<\/p><\/td> 690<\/p><\/td> 10,520<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 54,740<\/p><\/td> 730<\/p><\/td> 11,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 43,050<\/p><\/td> 1,140<\/p><\/td> 9,440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 58,680<\/p><\/td> 2,620<\/p><\/td> 12,170<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 54,600<\/p><\/td> 3,470<\/p><\/td> 13,170<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 58,900<\/p><\/td> 4,330<\/p><\/td> 15,050<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 49,390<\/p><\/td> 4,190<\/p><\/td> 12,950<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 59,260<\/p><\/td> 4,490<\/p><\/td> 13,710<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 52,680<\/p><\/td> 6,040<\/p><\/td> 13,790<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 53,370<\/p><\/td> 6,060<\/p><\/td> 14,380<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 55,640<\/p><\/td> 5,230<\/p><\/td> 14,910<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 54,340<\/p><\/td> 5,710<\/p><\/td> 15,540<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 56,450<\/p><\/td> 6,740<\/p><\/td> 15,990<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 60,680<\/p><\/td> 8,210<\/p><\/td> 18,340<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Please note<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The information requested is not available in the format requested. However, we can confirm that less than 1% of Personal Independence Payment claimants ask for their assessments to be recorded.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independent Payment applicants who were assessed face-to-face, via telephone or via video call requested that their assessment be recorded, in each month since January 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1562822/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " DWP do not receive clinical markers from the NHS or have a safeguarding clinical marker on our systems.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> In some cases, claimants may not be able to engage effectively with the claims process, due to reduced mental capacity or insight \u2013 for example, they may not understand the consequences of not returning a claim form and not have a personal acting body (PAB) to help them. In the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) journey, such claimants are considered to require Additional Support (AS) from DWP. They will have an AS marker attached to their case and elements of the PIP claims process have been adapted to provide further support for this group.<\/p> <\/p> Having an AS marker does not automatically determine whether a claimant has direct entitlement to PIP or not, and there has been no assessment on the likelihood of individuals with AS markers making a successful claim for Personal Independence Payment.<\/p> <\/p>