§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people had their minimum income guarantee entitlement reduced because of a temporary visit of more than four weeks to another country in 2002–03. [HL431]
§ Baroness Hollis of HeighamInformation on the numbers of people who have had their minimum income guarantee entitlement reduced because of a temporary visit of more than four weeks to another country in 2002–03 is not available.
Minimum income guarantee was replaced by pension credit on 6 October 2003. Pension credit is only paid for the first four weeks of a person's temporary absence abroad unless special circumstances apply.
§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assumptions they have made of the number of older people who may lose their entitlement to pension credit because of a temporary visit of more than four weeks to another country. [HL432]
§ Baroness Hollis of HeighamInformation on the numbers of people who have had their pension credit entitlement reduced because of a temporary visit of more than four weeks to another country is not available.
Pension credit is only paid for the first four weeks of a person's temporary absence abroad unless special circumstances apply.