§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has undertaken to ensure that the pension credit is sufficiently easy to understand by the target market. [9744]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe Department has taken into consideration results from a range of research, including "Overcoming Barriers: Older People and Income Support" (DSS Research Report No 100, 1999) and "Attitudes and Aspirations of Older People: A Qualitative Study" (DSS Research Report 102, 1999), and responses to the consultation exercise, "The Pension Credit: a consultation paper" (Cm 4900, November 2000), in the design of pension credit.