§ 5. Mr. William Priceasked the Minister of Social Security whether she will ensure that when future pension increases are introduced no deduction will be made in the amounts paid to those in receipt of supplementary benefit.
§ Mrs. HartThis would not be in the best interests of supplementary pensioners. It may be desirable as it will be this autumn, to raise supplementary benefit levels in advance of a general pensions increase, so as to provide speedy help for the poorest. When this happens the instalment supplementary pensioners have received must clearly be taken into account at the next general uprating.