(8 years, 10 months ago)
Commons ChamberPension Wise is there to give impartial and free advice. When necessary, it will direct people towards professional advisers. The Money Advice Service has on its books a directory of some 2,300 firms throughout the country. In Scotland, there are 162 firms. The total number of advisers is more than 6,000. We are trying to make sure that the public have proper access whenever advice is required.
2. If he will make an assessment of the potential effect of benefit sanctions on claimants’ mental health.