Proceeding contribution from Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 10 December 2009. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Pensioner Poverty.
Pensioner Poverty
Although I welcome that, as I am sure we all do, the reality is that the slippage since 1980 has been so substantial that there should also be substantial increases in the pension—not just the re-linking with the earnings index but substantial increases—to compensate for what has been lost.
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- 2009-10
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- Westminster Hall
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- Poverty Economic situation Low incomes Pensions Older people Social security benefits Social security State retirement pensions
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