§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much she estimates that her campaign to persuade more elderly people to take up income support will cost to run; and what increased benefit expenditure it will produce. [7638]
§ Mr. DenhamWe are committed to examining the means of delivering more automatic help to the poorest pensioners. As a first step we have commissioned research to establish the reasons why pensioners do not claim their income support entitlement, and the most effective means of encouraging them to do so.