Does the Minister agree that many pensioners who have never claimed benefits in their life see the pension credit and income support as handouts, and the basic pension as an entitlement? Should we not be working to ensure that the entitlement is increased and that those benefits that are seen as handouts are incorporated into the basic pension?
Social Security
Proceeding contribution from
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 February 2008.
It occurred during Legislative debate on Social Security.
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