Proceeding contribution from Sheila Gilmore (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 December 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Benefits Uprating.
Benefits Uprating
The Minister is trumpeting the highest ever increase for pensioners, which I am sure they welcome, but is not the truth that it is so high only because inflation is so high? This is not some generous gift from the Government; it merely allows pensioners to keep up with prices. Further to that, many pensioner groups would point out that the real types of inflation faced by pensioners are actually higher than CPI.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 537 c172
- Session
- 2010-12
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Disability living allowance Social security benefits State retirement pensions Tax allowances Uprating Retail prices index Consumer prices index Average earnings
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