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Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Pensions Bill.

Pensions Bill

The hon. Gentleman did not answer the point from the hon. Member for Angus (Mr. Weir) about the level at which he would fix his citizen’s pension. Does he recognise that even if he set it at the level of the guarantee credit, 80 per cent. of the people who are forecast to be on pension credit are above that level? Half those people are on disability premiums or carer’s premiums. Does he propose to take all those means-tested extra benefits, which give people £30, £40 or £50 a week, away from them? How will he explain that to people with genuine disability and caring needs?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c691 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Child benefit Carers Age Costs Women Employment Eligibility Expenditure Divorce Grandparents Index linking Pension credit Personal savings Low incomes Pay Workplace pensions Poverty Pensions Payments Personal pensions National insurance contributions Part-time employment Means-tested benefits Older workers Married people Low pay Lone parents Overseas residence Social security benefits State retirement pensions Reform Retirement Uprating Life expectancy Labour market Personal Accounts Delivery Authority State second pension
Legislation
Pensions Bill 2006-07
Link
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