§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when pensioners will receive the benefit uprating reflecting the April 1994 rise in fuel prices.
§ Mr. BurtPensions and other benefits will increase automatically to reflect the impact of any increase in fuel bills on the indices used to uprate benefits. Moreover, extra678W help will be given from April 1994 to poorer pensioners and other people on low incomes to assist with higher fuel bills as soon as they arise.