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Proceeding contribution from Eilidh Whiteford (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 23 February 2012. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Pensions and Social Security.


Pensions and Social Security

I am grateful to the Minister for addressing one issue that I wanted to raise with him, but I am also concerned that pensioners' and disabled people's experience of inflation is dependent on their heating costs, which was one of the main drivers of inflation last year. My concern is that CPI is not a good measure of people's experience of inflation, because those people experience higher inflation than the rest of us, who go out during the day.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
540 c1042 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Benefits rules Index linking Workplace pensions Pensions Social security benefits State retirement pensions Reform Uprating
Legislation
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012
Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012
Link
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