§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated saving in 1982–83 arising from giving retirement pensioners the option of four-weekly credit transfers in arrears.
§ Mr. RossiNil. The cost of setting up this additional method of payment is expected to outweigh any savings achieved in the first few months of its operation.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners have opted for four- weekly credit transfers who were previously paid weekly or by warrant.
§ Mr. RossiA total of 330,000 retirement pensioners and widows have applied to switch to payment by credit transfer at four-weekly intervals.