Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 February 2007. It occurred during Legislative debate on Social Security.
Social Security
On a point of clarification, we have left the flexibility for the Government to decide between inflation and earnings. The Government have not said that the pension would increase in line with earnings every time if that was below inflation. I think that the hon. Gentleman understands the point. All that the Bill says is that the Government could decide at what rate the pension would have to increase and that it would have to go up at least in line with earnings.
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 457 c61
- Session
- 2006-07
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Council tax benefits Children Child benefit Adoption Housing benefit Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Families Energy Increases Guaranteed minimum pensions Incapacity benefit Inflation Index linking Pension credit Pay Poverty Pensions Maternity pay Paternity Social security benefits State retirement pensions Sick pay Take-up Uprating Retail prices index Cost of living
- Legislation
- Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2007
- Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007
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