Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) Friend is talking about the triple lock on pensions. - Speech Link
2: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) It also demonstrates why the triple lock remains required. - Speech Link
3: Dan Poulter (Con - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) It was right earlier to highlight the benefits of the coalition Government introducing the triple lock - Speech Link
4: Paul Maynard (Con - Blackpool North and Cleveleys) have stuck with the triple lock. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None That is why we are honouring the triple lock by increasing the basic and new state pensions by 8.5% from - Speech Link
2: None Our sustained commitment to the triple lock demonstrates our determination to continue to combat pensioner - Speech Link
3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Just to make the point, we are honouring the triple lock, which was mentioned on Sunday by the Chancellor - Speech Link
4: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the weekend, to the maintenance of the triple lock. - Speech Link
5: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, for his support and endorsement of our stance on the triple lock - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Paul Maynard (Con - Blackpool North and Cleveleys) to the triple lock, meaning that the basic and state pension will be uprated by the highest of growth - Speech Link
2: Nigel Mills (Con - Amber Valley) state pension in line with the triple lock. - Speech Link
3: Paul Maynard (Con - Blackpool North and Cleveleys) They maintain the triple lock, protect pensioners on the lowest incomes and support those in the labour - Speech Link
Apr. 09 2024
Source Page: Government reaffirms commitment to backing pensioners with £900 rise to state pensionFound: Government reaffirms commitment to backing pensioners with £900 rise to state pension
Mentions:
1: None has been protected by the triple lock, demonstrating the Government’s commitment to provide a strong - Speech Link
2: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) relating to pensions.First, I welcome the Government’s support for retaining the triple lock. - Speech Link
3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) a question from the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, about the triple lock. - Speech Link
4: None Having considered the outcomes from customer-requested reviews and the fact that the triple lock has - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The Government’s commitment to the triple lock means that the basic and full rate of the new state pension - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) the Triple Lock and uprating the basic State Pension, new State Pension and Pension Credit standard - Speech Link
3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) state pension by earnings in line with the triple lock. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) Conservatives to the triple lock are critical, it would be a complete abandonment of the WASPI women - Speech Link
2: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) of the recommendation in the report and support pensioners more widely, through the triple lock and - Speech Link
3: Chapman, Maggie (Green - North East Scotland) pension triple lock.” - Speech Link
4: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) women, we cannot back the triple lock. - Speech Link
Asked by: Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support recipients of the Financial Assistance Scheme with the cost of living.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This Government is committed to take action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty, including those who are receiving payments from Financial Assistance Scheme. This includes measures such as:
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support women affected by changes to the state pension age with the cost of living.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Government is committed to ensuring that older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support in retirement. Last year the State Pension saw its biggest ever cash rise, increasing by 10.1%. From April, the basic and new State Pensions will increase by 8.5%, in line with the Triple Lock.
The Government is delivering a comprehensive package of support to help those aged 50 and over to remain in and return to work. We are also committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it, including when they near or reach retirement, through the welfare benefits system. Support is available to those who are unable to work or are on a low income but are not eligible for pensioner benefits because of their age.
In addition, the government has provided support from 2022-23 to 2023-2024 to help households with the cost of living totalling £96 billion. We are providing further support for 24/25, including uprating working age benefits by 6.7%, raising the National Living Wage and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents which will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.
The government is also providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund. This will enable further targeted support for people who require assistance to get back to a stable financial position as inflation continues to fall.
Mentions:
1: None they deserve, and the state pension is the foundation of state support for older people. - Speech Link
2: None The total support over 2022 to 2024 to help households and individuals with higher bills amounts to £96 - Speech Link