Pension Credit and Cost of Living Support Grant
Debate between Richard Foord and Peter Dowd(2 years, 2 months ago)
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Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton) (LD)
Pensioner poverty is a significant issue, particularly in my constituency, where 25,000 people receive the basic state pension. I am very concerned at how hard it is to find out how many of those 25,000 are eligible for pension credit but are missing out on that vital support, which could be the difference between putting food on the table and turning the heating on this winter or not. At one time, the Department for Work and Pensions monitored eligibility for pension credit—
Peter Dowd (in the Chair)
Order. This is an intervention, not a speech. Would you bring it to a conclusion?
Richard Foord
I am suggesting that the Government should pledge not only to keep the triple lock on pensions but to restart monitoring so we can get support to the people who really need it.