§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps are planned to increase the uptake of benefits by individuals entitled to them who are not currently claiming. [4866]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyWe are concerned that up to one million pensioners currently miss out on the Income Support to which they are entitled. We want to get help to Britain's poorest pensioners and are commissioning research into the reasons why pensioners fail to claim the Income Support which is their due.