Pension Credit

Background

Pension Credit (PC) was introduced on 6 October 2003 and is an entitlement for people aged 60 and over living in Great Britain. It is not necessary to have paid National Insurance contributions to be eligible.

Key Facts

• At May 2006, the PC claim rate in Haringey was 40.7 per cent (or 10,080 people); this is up from a rate of 39.8 per cent (or 9,870 people) at May 2005.
• Haringey's PC claim rate of 40.7 per cent is significantly higher than both the London and England averages of 28.1 per cent and 24.5 per cent respectively.
• 56.7 per cent of PC claimants in Haringey are female while 43.3 per cent are male.
• Across Haringey, the highest PC claim rates are in Super Output Areas in the east of the borough

To view maps of these data, follow the links in the Attached Files section below.

Further Information

For more detailed PC data and up-to-date eligibility conditions and rules for claiming PC, follow the link in the Useful External Links section below.

Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
pension credits - haringey lower layer super output area map february 2006	Other File Type	958K
pension credits - haringey lower layer super output area map may 2006	Other File Type	945K

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• Pension Credit information from DirectGov

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