HC Deb 24 October 1966 vol 734 c108W
Mr. Luard

asked the Minister of Social Security what would be the cost of providing a supplementary pension of £1 for all pensioners over 85 years of age.

Mr. Pentland

For all such retirement pensioners the gross cost would be £14 million a year at present, of which about £4 million would be in replacement of expenditure on supplementary benefits under the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966.