Written question asked by Baroness Altmann (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 2017. It was answered by Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Pension Credit
- Question
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Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of introducing a double lock on Pension Credit uprating from 2018–19 onwards, uprating pensions by the highest of the consumer price index or earnings inflation, (1) over the course of this Parliament, (2) over the next 10 years, and (3) up to 2050.
- Answer
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No estimate of the cost of introducing a double lock on Pension Credit uprating has been made. The legislative requirement is that the standard minimum guarantee in Pension Credit should increase at least in line with earnings.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL417
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Pension credit Uprating
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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