Proceeding contribution from John Barrett (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 February 2009. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Social Security.
Social Security
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we are entering a unique situation in the year ahead? It is possible that we will have negative inflation during this recession, so pensioners' inflation might rise at the same time as the indices used to calculate the uprating of benefits actually fall.
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 487 c1550;487 c1548
- Session
- 2008-09
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Council tax benefits Carers' benefits Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Income support Increases Guaranteed minimum pensions Inflation Pension credit Workplace pensions Pensions Social security benefits State retirement pensions Uprating Winter fuel payment Employment and support allowance
- Legislation
- Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009
- Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2009
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- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
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