Senior Citizens: Means-tested Benefits Debate
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Lord Davies of Brixton
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(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
I would like to think that all those people are being contacted, but let me go and check. I shall make sure that that gets fed into the system.
Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister mentioned that this was an urgent priority for the Government. It is an unfortunate fact that it has been an urgent priority for all Governments for at least 70 years. Will she agree that the only ultimate answer is to make sure that more people retire with an adequate pension, without the need for means-tested benefits?
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
The noble Lord has made that point on many occasions and I admire his tenacity. We are doing what we can to make sure that the state benefit is there and that there is a benefit system to support people, but I cannot commit to the challenge that the noble Lord has given me.