§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will I provide tables similar to those in the Annex to the consultation paper on the Pension Credit (Cm 4900), showing how the scheme would operate in 2013–14 and 2023–24, assuming that the Minimum Income Guarantee rises in line with earnings and the basic pension in line with prices from 2003 on. [2388]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe Pension Credit forms a key part of the Government's overall strategy for tackling pensioner poverty.
We are completing the design of the Pension Credit and will publish details of our proposals, including their long-term implications when the Bill is introduced.
§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he proposes to take to achieve the aim, set out on page 24 of the consultation paper on the Pension Credit (Cm 4900), that pensioners receiving full Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit should continue to do so after the introduction of the Pension Credit. [2389]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe Pension Credit forms a key part of the Government's overall strategy for tackling pensioner poverty.
We are completing the design of the Credit and will publish details of our proposals when the Bill is introduced.