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Over 850,000 eligible pensioners are missing out on Pension Credit

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Unclaimed Pension Credit

Unclaimed Pension Credit by local authority area

AuthorityPension Credit amountPension Credit households
Amber Valleyยฃ3,376,639 1,507
Derbyshire Dalesยฃ1,505,161 674
Erewashยฃ2,788,509 1,378
High Peakยฃ2,223,591 1,002
North East Derbyshireยฃ3,086,764 1,413
South Derbyshireยฃ2,098,556 961
Blabyยฃ2,292,972 951
Charnwoodยฃ4,000,405 1,670
Harboroughยฃ1,640,458 739
Hinckley and Bosworthยฃ2,150,103 1,061
Meltonยฃ1,030,655 465
North West Leicestershireยฃ2,001,031 941
Oadby and Wigstonยฃ1,660,575 637
Bostonยฃ2,914,474 1,083
East Lindseyยฃ6,471,367 2,843
Lincolnยฃ2,931,704 1,240
North Kestevenยฃ2,828,905 1,292
South Hollandยฃ2,773,545 1,258
South Kestevenยฃ3,264,673 1,432
West Lindseyยฃ2,588,090 1,176
Derbyยฃ9,259,570 3,294
Leicesterยฃ23,899,029 5,997
North Northamptonshireยฃ8,660,891 3,667
Nottinghamยฃ11,556,056 4,261
Rutlandยฃ671,583 303
West Northamptonshireยฃ9,771,550 3,774
Ashfieldยฃ3,476,892 1,606
Broxtoweยฃ2,620,475 1,192
Gedlingยฃ2,648,867 1,205
Mansfieldยฃ3,139,547 1,357
Newark and Sherwoodยฃ3,065,549 1,355
Rushcliffeยฃ2,094,285 926
Bassetlawยฃ3,441,009 1,498
Bolsoverยฃ2,631,774 1,162
Chesterfieldยฃ3,621,617 1,623
Cambridgeยฃ2,701,059 909
East Cambridgeshireยฃ1,818,368 749
Fenlandยฃ3,543,331 1,499
Huntingdonshireยฃ3,288,827 1,382
Peterboroughยฃ7,482,671 2,489
South Cambridgeshireยฃ2,801,690 1,053
Basildonยฃ5,517,859 2,201
Braintreeยฃ3,397,223 1,546
Brentwoodยฃ1,724,095 662
Castle Pointยฃ2,860,701 1,215
Chelmsfordยฃ3,503,477 1,393
Colchesterยฃ4,419,299 1,686
Epping Forestยฃ4,037,662 1,482
Harlowยฃ2,511,164 991
Maldonยฃ1,687,340 751
Rochfordยฃ1,907,227 849
Tendringยฃ6,759,182 2,868
Uttlesfordยฃ1,534,400 661
Broxbourneยฃ2,890,981 1,042
Dacorumยฃ3,148,677 1,212
East Hertfordshireยฃ2,673,503 1,041
Hertsmereยฃ3,142,548 1,053
North Hertfordshireยฃ2,595,942 1,105
St Albansยฃ2,363,361 847
Stevenageยฃ2,230,157 861
Three Riversยฃ2,203,773 751
Watfordยฃ2,606,782 829
Welwyn Hatfieldยฃ2,659,214 963
Bedfordยฃ4,764,014 1,696
Central Bedfordshireยฃ5,094,596 2,195
Lutonยฃ8,453,489 2,583
Southend-on-Seaยฃ6,418,562 2,509
Thurrockยฃ4,740,211 1,711
Brecklandยฃ3,918,728 1,767
Broadlandยฃ2,765,096 1,311
Great Yarmouthยฃ4,247,410 1,910
King's Lynn and West Norfolkยฃ5,027,994 2,218
North Norfolkยฃ3,292,751 1,594
Norwichยฃ4,638,824 1,921
South Norfolkยฃ3,253,128 1,427
Baberghยฃ2,129,341 975
East Suffolkยฃ6,770,160 3,110
Ipswichยฃ4,309,781 1,592
Mid Suffolkยฃ2,169,053 963
West Suffolkยฃ3,855,444 1,720
Barking and Dagenhamยฃ9,878,783 2,671
Barnetยฃ19,531,396 4,689
Bexleyยฃ6,981,110 2,317
Brentยฃ23,546,686 5,334
Bromleyยฃ8,971,948 2,908
Camdenยฃ13,968,729 3,621
City of Londonยฃ204,712 59
Croydonยฃ15,092,043 4,188
Ealingยฃ23,990,350 5,164
Enfieldยฃ18,362,599 4,710
Greenwichยฃ13,722,012 3,637
Hackneyยฃ17,494,311 4,408
Hammersmith and Fulhamยฃ10,530,298 2,676
Haringeyยฃ16,936,004 4,136
Harrowยฃ16,033,233 3,350
Haveringยฃ7,625,701 2,606
Hillingdonยฃ13,334,591 3,147
Hounslowยฃ15,805,288 3,510
Islingtonยฃ12,945,916 3,570
Kensington and Chelseaยฃ10,156,355 2,555
Kingston upon Thamesยฃ5,965,566 1,449
Lambethยฃ16,034,769 4,405
Lewishamยฃ12,669,862 3,682
Mertonยฃ8,090,878 2,058
Newhamยฃ20,553,330 4,832
Redbridgeยฃ14,989,691 3,684
Richmond upon Thamesยฃ5,500,188 1,592
Southwarkยฃ16,027,522 4,395
Suttonยฃ6,478,990 1,852
Tower Hamletsยฃ16,891,355 4,304
Waltham Forestยฃ12,175,709 3,361
Wandsworthยฃ12,416,028 3,356
Westminsterยฃ15,382,813 3,524
County Durhamยฃ19,811,765 8,862
Gatesheadยฃ7,923,577 3,457
South Tynesideยฃ6,655,381 3,042
Sunderlandยฃ12,247,384 5,551
Newcastle upon Tyneยฃ11,396,174 4,429
North Tynesideยฃ6,831,280 3,168
Northumberlandยฃ9,049,241 4,314
Darlingtonยฃ3,665,865 1,535
Hartlepoolยฃ4,502,208 1,917
Middlesbroughยฃ6,036,758 2,430
Redcar and Clevelandยฃ5,420,818 2,524
Stockton-on-Teesยฃ6,287,307 2,699
Boltonยฃ12,034,358 4,374
Buryยฃ5,922,232 2,357
Manchesterยฃ26,376,411 8,175
Oldhamยฃ8,538,229 3,278
Rochdaleยฃ8,452,711 3,381
Salfordยฃ9,465,736 3,741
Stockportยฃ8,388,227 3,366
Tamesideยฃ7,612,552 3,276
Traffordยฃ6,653,919 2,487
Wiganยฃ9,558,492 4,425
Burnleyยฃ3,419,469 1,411
Chorleyยฃ2,518,230 1,170
Fyldeยฃ2,654,743 1,145
Hyndburnยฃ2,923,097 1,247
Lancasterยฃ4,267,500 1,836
Pendleยฃ4,032,337 1,471
Prestonยฃ4,905,914 1,869
Ribble Valleyยฃ1,038,154 482
Rossendaleยฃ2,164,966 967
South Ribbleยฃ2,322,038 1,078
West Lancashireยฃ3,594,915 1,630
Wyreยฃ4,150,192 1,786
Haltonยฃ4,740,963 2,024
Knowsleyยฃ8,171,963 3,321
Liverpoolยฃ26,836,566 10,065
Seftonยฃ11,437,437 4,957
St. Helensยฃ6,468,414 2,791
Wirralยฃ12,854,913 5,282
Cumberlandยฃ7,680,576 3,480
Westmorland and Furnessยฃ5,467,363 2,450
Blackburn with Darwenยฃ6,509,893 2,273
Blackpoolยฃ7,304,769 3,112
Cheshire Eastยฃ8,044,425 3,470
Cheshire West and Chesterยฃ8,787,095 3,874
Eden
South Lakeland
Warringtonยฃ5,157,220 2,236
Eastbourneยฃ4,314,480 1,643
Hastingsยฃ4,510,955 1,716
Lewesยฃ3,022,683 1,244
Rotherยฃ3,514,951 1,459
Wealdenยฃ3,787,119 1,619
Basingstoke and Deaneยฃ3,660,458 1,273
East Hampshireยฃ2,286,394 918
Eastleighยฃ2,381,305 1,018
Farehamยฃ1,976,691 906
Gosportยฃ1,968,833 910
Hartยฃ1,388,860 522
Havantยฃ3,796,378 1,657
New Forestยฃ4,332,062 1,870
Rushmoorยฃ6,721,314 1,376
Test Valleyยฃ2,391,077 965
Winchesterยฃ2,395,946 968
Ashfordยฃ4,913,404 1,519
Canterburyยฃ4,620,791 1,821
Dartfordยฃ2,238,801 839
Doverยฃ3,804,230 1,590
Folkestone and Hytheยฃ4,861,266 1,760
Graveshamยฃ3,045,912 1,140
Maidstoneยฃ4,502,558 1,629
Sevenoaksยฃ2,655,197 1,031
Swaleยฃ4,433,345 1,824
Thanetยฃ6,589,706 2,648
Tonbridge and Mallingยฃ2,568,230 1,016
Tunbridge Wellsยฃ2,622,328 991
Bracknell Forestยฃ2,637,740 888
Brighton and Hoveยฃ9,818,727 3,449
Buckinghamshireยฃ10,533,854 3,836
Isle of Wightยฃ5,318,517 2,354
Medwayยฃ7,283,434 2,870
Milton Keynesยฃ7,240,041 2,492
Portsmouthยฃ6,603,393 2,547
Readingยฃ6,493,762 1,686
Sloughยฃ6,187,653 1,624
Southamptonยฃ7,887,125 2,838
West Berkshireยฃ2,800,483 1,167
Windsor and Maidenheadยฃ3,200,759 1,093
Wokinghamยฃ2,280,886 845
Cherwellยฃ2,805,401 1,121
Oxfordยฃ3,649,179 1,138
South Oxfordshireยฃ2,349,262 959
Vale of White Horseยฃ2,126,046 845
West Oxfordshireยฃ2,035,924 800
Elmbridgeยฃ3,101,751 1,007
Epsom and Ewellยฃ1,727,921 506
Guildfordยฃ2,353,849 872
Mole Valleyยฃ1,690,723 629
Reigate and Bansteadยฃ2,861,801 981
Runnymedeยฃ1,775,651 657
Spelthorneยฃ2,437,063 829
Surrey Heathยฃ1,789,860 586
Tandridgeยฃ1,687,152 624
Waverleyยฃ2,406,804 903
Wokingยฃ2,195,565 712
Adurยฃ1,965,413 826
Arunยฃ5,417,968 2,282
Chichesterยฃ3,099,656 1,312
Crawleyยฃ3,409,947 1,025
Horshamยฃ2,669,074 1,091
Mid Sussexยฃ2,665,878 1,047
Worthingยฃ3,202,381 1,360
Cornwallยฃ19,562,875 9,075
East Devonยฃ3,876,068 1,790
Exeterยฃ3,023,478 1,314
Mid Devonยฃ2,159,230 949
North Devonยฃ3,058,733 1,374
South Hamsยฃ2,586,897 1,115
Teignbridgeยฃ4,151,166 1,884
Torridgeยฃ2,357,166 1,065
West Devonยฃ1,675,541 736
Cheltenhamยฃ2,618,313 1,062
Cotswoldยฃ1,918,773 859
Forest of Deanยฃ2,660,812 1,092
Gloucesterยฃ3,539,716 1,343
Stroudยฃ2,477,921 1,082
Tewkesburyยฃ1,955,420 815
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pooleยฃ13,521,849 5,387
Bristol, City ofยฃ13,218,721 4,666
Dorsetยฃ10,463,297 4,596
Isles of Scillyยฃ40,804 13
Mendip
North Somersetยฃ5,762,761 2,485
Plymouthยฃ8,274,233 3,490
Sedgemoor
Somerset West and Taunton
South Somerset
Swindonยฃ7,153,244 2,292
Torbayยฃ6,780,564 2,848
Wiltshireยฃ10,484,921 4,429
Bath and North East Somersetยฃ3,996,325 1,703
South Gloucestershireยฃ5,207,115 2,188
Herefordshire, County ofยฃ5,385,810 2,341
Shropshireยฃ9,197,193 4,091
Stoke-on-Trentยฃ8,448,794 3,747
Telford and Wrekinยฃ5,838,729 2,448
Cannock Chaseยฃ2,771,648 1,327
East Staffordshireยฃ2,593,651 1,161
Lichfieldยฃ2,155,864 1,045
Newcastle-under-Lymeยฃ3,218,095 1,474
South Staffordshireยฃ2,863,705 1,351
Staffordยฃ2,664,120 1,231
Staffordshire Moorlandsยฃ2,169,805 1,032
Tamworthยฃ2,086,410 981
North Warwickshireยฃ1,644,052 777
Nuneaton and Bedworthยฃ4,017,012 1,624
Rugbyยฃ2,373,882 947
Stratford-on-Avonยฃ2,930,031 1,320
Warwickยฃ2,771,513 1,191
Birminghamยฃ51,900,146 17,094
Coventryยฃ11,866,174 4,233
Dudleyยฃ10,292,032 4,590
Sandwellยฃ16,789,358 5,847
Solihullยฃ5,549,521 2,315
Walsallยฃ11,250,450 4,524
Wolverhamptonยฃ12,440,699 4,378
Bromsgroveยฃ1,858,598 884
Malvern Hillsยฃ2,151,751 951
Redditchยฃ2,279,311 1,015
Worcesterยฃ2,516,339 1,081
Wychavonยฃ3,174,974 1,365
Wyre Forestยฃ3,070,861 1,431
Craven
East Riding of Yorkshireยฃ9,895,707 4,685
Hambleton
Harrogate
Kingston upon Hull, City ofยฃ10,517,569 4,543
North East Lincolnshireยฃ6,072,108 2,683
North Lincolnshireยฃ5,090,349 2,301
Richmondshire
Ryedale
Scarborough
Selby
Sheffieldยฃ19,272,954 7,647
Barnsleyยฃ8,086,120 3,492
Doncasterยฃ10,386,134 4,409
Rotherhamยฃ8,551,293 3,828
Bradfordยฃ19,952,425 7,405
Calderdaleยฃ5,916,412 2,623
Kirkleesยฃ12,477,614 5,169
Leedsยฃ22,257,729 8,892
Wakefieldยฃ10,016,906 4,477
Yorkยฃ3,702,423 1,639
Argyll and Buteยฃ3,187,298 1,338
City of Edinburghยฃ11,760,115 4,480
Glasgow Cityยฃ34,358,697 12,649
Na h-Eileanan Siarยฃ1,273,259 582
Orkney Islandsยฃ594,360 258
Shetland Islandsยฃ455,131 200
Aberdeen Cityยฃ4,432,055 1,911
Aberdeenshireยฃ4,327,223 2,121
Angusยฃ3,111,442 1,426
Clackmannanshireยฃ1,396,803 625
Dumfries and Gallowayยฃ6,403,086 2,635
Dundee Cityยฃ5,533,746 2,323
East Ayrshireยฃ4,701,615 2,054
East Dunbartonshireยฃ2,346,787 951
East Lothianยฃ2,456,617 1,121
East Renfrewshireยฃ2,228,818 882
Falkirkยฃ4,442,757 2,031
Fifeยฃ9,603,859 4,387
Highlandยฃ6,906,496 3,048
Inverclydeยฃ3,510,497 1,513
Midlothianยฃ2,252,784 1,002
Morayยฃ2,240,181 1,082
North Ayrshireยฃ6,308,541 2,636
North Lanarkshireยฃ13,779,925 5,850
Perth and Kinrossยฃ3,943,921 1,722
Renfrewshireยฃ5,852,983 2,559
Scottish Bordersยฃ3,053,054 1,494
South Ayrshireยฃ3,990,687 1,748
South Lanarkshireยฃ11,732,753 5,001
Stirlingยฃ2,256,651 969
West Dunbartonshireยฃ3,773,509 1,664
West Lothianยฃ5,047,916 2,211
Isle of Angleseyยฃ2,805,867 1,219
Merthyr Tydfilยฃ2,432,721 1,047
Monmouthshireยฃ2,639,554 1,086
Neath Port Talbotยฃ6,101,123 2,532
Newportยฃ5,805,969 2,241
Pembrokeshireยฃ4,811,352 2,067
Swanseaยฃ10,147,802 3,898
Torfaenยฃ3,517,230 1,508
Vale of Glamorganยฃ4,143,637 1,630
Wrexhamยฃ4,553,196 1,946
Conwyยฃ5,097,681 2,164
Denbighshireยฃ4,330,237 1,817
Flintshireยฃ4,648,589 2,053
Gwyneddยฃ4,560,486 1,993
Powysยฃ4,661,867 1,977
Rhondda Cynon Tafยฃ8,815,801 3,931
Blaenau Gwentยฃ2,972,461 1,336
Bridgendยฃ5,139,488 2,105
Caerphillyยฃ7,192,466 3,055
Cardiffยฃ12,349,722 4,382
Carmarthenshireยฃ7,693,605 3,100
Ceredigionยฃ2,674,322 1,101
ยฃ117,095,177 793,768
ยฃ2,248,080,563
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Wider unclaimed support by local authority area

ยฃ23 billion of support goes unclaimed each year. Pension Credit is only one benefit included in this figure.

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  • Housing Benefit (pensioner)
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  • Free School Meals
  • Healthy Start
  • Water social tariffs
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  • Warm Homes Discount
  • Free TV Licences

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