HC Deb 01 July 1980 vol 987 cc482-3W
28. Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent the 25p weekly age addition to retirement pensioners up to 80 years and over would require to be increased weekly with a view to restoring its original value at the time of its introduction in December 1971.

Mr. Prentice

If the 25p age addition for pensioners aged 80 and over were to be increased to restore the purchasing power it had at the time of its introduction in September 1971, it would need to be increased to 81p a week. This increase takes account of movements in the general index of retail prices, as published by the Department of Employment, up to May 1980, the latest date for which a figure is available.