Pension Credit was introduced in October 2003 to lift the poorest pensioners out of poverty. This dataset from the Greater London Authority provides borough-level counts of claimants for this non-contributory, income-related benefit. The data was downloaded from the UK government's NOMIS website.
Use Cases
- Analyze uptake of the guarantee credit based on its purpose of providing a minimum guaranteed income for those aged 60+.
- Map the distribution of savings credit recipients based on its aim to reward those aged 65+ with modest savings or pensions.
- Model eligibility and need based on the described extra amounts for housing costs, severe disabilities, and caring responsibilities.
- Track changes in welfare support over time based on the dataset's replacement of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG).
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) via the official NOMIS platform.
- The description provides detailed policy context on the two-part structure of Pension Credit (guarantee credit and savings credit).
- Geographic granularity is specified at the borough level for Greater London.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-06-24.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) via NOMIS website.
- Collection Method
- Downloaded from NOMIS website.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:08:10.240418
- Geography
- London boroughs, Great Britain.