HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 cc607-8W
31. Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proposals he has for extending housing costs support to elderly low-income owner-occupiers. [19172]

Malcolm Wicks

Over 94,000 pensioners already receive help with their mortgage interest payments through our minimum income guarantee. We expect this number to increase to around 200,000 when the pension credit is introduced. Our detailed proposals for the pension credit were published on 28 November 2001.