Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Edward O'Hara (Labour), on Thursday, 26 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 103 members in total.

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BENEFIT TAKEN UP BY PENSIONERS

That this House notes that latest government figures reveal that over one million pensioners are still not claiming as much as ??1.7 billion of benefit to which they are entitled; notes that this means as many as one in three eligible pensioners are not receiving income support worth an average??16.10 per week, one in four eligible pensioners are not receiving council tax benefit worth ??5.70 per week and one in 10 eligible pensioners are not receiving housing benefit worth ??22.80 per week; welcomes Age Concern's awareness campaign 'Your Rights Week' to be held from 3rd to 9th April; considers that this will help increase awareness of benefit entitlement; and hopes that the Government's pilot projects on income support announced on 10th March will identify new ways in which to get extra help to the poorest pensioners as soon as possible.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1155 

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Pensioners Social security benefits Take-up

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk