HC Deb 06 April 2000 vol 347 c531W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if the three months' extension of the time limit for claiming Income Support will be allowed in the case where a pensioner's failure to claim earlier can be ascribed to the delay in launching the Government's take-up campaign. [117591]

Mr. Bayley

We have no plans to change the current backdating rules.