Proceeding contribution from David Laws (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 February 2007. It occurred during Legislative debate on Social Security.
Social Security
On uprating, the Minister is confirming precisely that the guarantee that was in place under the predecessor Labour Government in the 1970s is not the guarantee that he will now put in place. The higher of either inflation or earnings will not be used. Indeed, there is even a removal of minimum guarantee, which has been implemented over the past couple of years, that the increase would not be less than 2.5 per cent. That certainly concerns us.
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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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