§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:.
Further to their Answer of 31 July (WA 102) whether they will publish the calculation upon which they base their conclusion that people in receipt of index linked benefits become better off as a result of uprating benefits in accordance with the RPI.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)Everyone will see the benefit of the reduction in VAT on fuel in their winter fuel bills. People in receipt of index linked benefits will be better off as a result of uprating benefits in accordance with RPI because, broadly speaking, they spend a larger proportion of their income on fuel and power than the population as a whole (on which the RPI is based).
A copy of the precise calculation has been placed in the Library.