§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he plans to use local authority Housing Benefit data in order to identify pensioners who should receive letters as part of his Minimum Income Guarantee take-up campaign. [117871]
§ Mr. BayleyAs part of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) take-up campaign we will be writing to around two million pensioners whom our records suggest are most likely to have underlying entitlement. This targeted group will be pensioners who our pension records suggest have incomes below the MIG level. We will also be using information from other available sources including Housing Benefit data.