§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider adjusting supplementary benefit legislation to enable every retirement pensioner, or couples who are retirement pensioners who do not have any additional income, to qualify for supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. OrmeNo. It is the Government's aim to reduce dependency on supplementary730W benefit and the new pension scheme which comes into operation in April will help to do this in the longer-term.