§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps are being undertaken to establish the means by which pensioners prefer to have their pensions paid. [129452]
§ Mr. RookerPensioners are routinely asked to specify which method of payment they prefer when making a claim to Retirement Pension from the choices of Post Office or ACT into a bank or building society.
Currently over 50 per cent. of new pensioners are choosing to have their pension paid into a bank or building society account.