Pension and Tax Years (Alignment)

HC Deb 30 January 1979 vol 961 c377W

63. Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will align the pension year with the tax year so that both begin on the same date.

Mr. Orme

The Government have no plans to alter the arrangement whereby pensions and other social security benefits are uprated annually in November. This ensures pensioners and other beneficiaries their increases before the onset of winter, with its higher fuel costs, and this has proved to be a satisfactory arrangement.