§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what targets she has set the Benefits Agency to increase the level of take-up of benefits to which claimants are entitled for each type of benefit administered.[3217]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyOur priority is to get help to around 1 million pensioners not taking up their income support entitlement. We are determined to address this issue, and we are currently commissioning research to establish why they do not claim the benefit which is their due.