My Lords, I think there is a distinction to be made here, which the Government are making. You can reduce the level of means-testing by providing a higher single-tier pension, while still making sure that where you are providing people with a means-tested benefit, it is accurate, in order that the Government do not spend more money than they need to at a very tight time.
Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Freud
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 January 2014.
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and
Committee proceeding on Pensions Bill.
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