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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 4 June 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Pensions Bill.

Pensions Bill

Can my noble friend say what those costs would be? For instance, someone who may have the opportunity of a three-hour-a-week cleaning job can either say, ““No, because it will come off my benefit””, or, ““Yes, but I will not declare it””, in which case their benefit is paid. The third option, which is that they take the job, declare it and that is docked off pension credit, seems to me implausible. I have seen no evidence of that at all. Perhaps my noble friend can tell me how he thinks a cost would arise.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
692 c957 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Child benefit Carers Age Women Eligibility Earnings rules Guaranteed minimum pensions Grandparents Pension credit Pensioners Personal savings Pay Pensions National insurance contributions Means-tested benefits Pension rights Overseas residence State retirement pensions Young people Take-up Retirement Voluntary contributions State second pension Home responsibilities protection
Legislation
Pensions Bill 2006-07
Link
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