Petitions/Pension credit: Allow claim if your partner is under state pension age
StatusClosed
Opened7 Feb 2025
Closes7 Aug 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the government to change the rule for claiming Pension Credit when you have a partner who is under state pension age.

At the moment, when someone makes a claim for pension credit and their partner, who they live with, is below pensionable age, then the claim is not accepted, unless the claimant is receiving Housing Benefit for people over State Pension age. This can bar pensioners with younger partners from claiming Pension Credit. We think this is unfair.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Chris Evans
1Chris Evans MP
Caerphilly
6
Steve Barclay
2Steve Barclay MP
North East Cambridgeshire
2
Christian Wakeford
3Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
1
Sir Christopher Chope
4Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1
Sarah Jones
5Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Danny Kruger
6Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Josh Babarinde
7Josh Babarinde MP
Eastbourne
1
Naushabah Khan
8Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
1
Greg Smith
9Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
1
Richard Fuller
10Richard Fuller MP
North Bedfordshire
1
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