HC Deb 16 January 2001 vol 361 c197W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on how the pension credit will work for those who receive less than the full basic state pension. [145156]

Mr. Rooker

Our proposals for how the Pension Credit will operate are set out in "The Pension Credit: A Consultation Paper" (cm 4900) published on 9 November. The illustrative figures in the Annex to the consultation paper show that the savings element of the Credit will begin to accrue when the original income exceeds £77.