Variations in the take-up of Pension Credit

Dominic Richardson; Jonathan Bradshaw

doi:10.51952/eefd2116

journal article Oct 01, 2008

Variations in the take-up of Pension Credit

Dominic Richardson Jonathan Bradshaw

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice Vol. 16 No. 3 pp. 235-244 · Bristol University Press

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This article explores variation in the take-up of Pension Credit using secondary analysis of the Family Resources Survey 2004/05. Respondents under-report receipt of Pension Credit. As a result of an exercise undertaken by Department for Work and Pensions statisticians to match respondents with administrative data on receipt of Pension Credit, it was possible to explore the differences in the characteristics of those who do and do not report receipt. Variations in actual take-up rather than reported take-up are then explored. Using logistic regression, variations are found in actual receipt by pensioner characteristics and by the type of area they live in. These findings raise doubts about the reliability of using benefit receipt in the income domain of the Index of Deprivation.

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Published: Oct 01, 2008
Vol/Issue: 16(3)
Pages: 235-244

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Dominic Richardson

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris

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Jonathan Bradshaw

Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York

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Dominic Richardson, Jonathan Bradshaw (2008). Variations in the take-up of Pension Credit. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 16(3), 235-244. https://doi.org/10.51952/eefd2116

Variations in the take-up of Pension Credit

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