§ 6. Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are his objectives for the delivery of social security benefits.
§ Mr. LilleyMy principal objectives are:
- to focus benefits on the most needy
- to improve incentives to work and to save
- to encourage personal responsibility
- to bear down on fraud and abuse
- and to ensure that the system does not outstrip the nation's ability to pay.