State Pension

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 July 1991.

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Photo of Mr Andrew Bowden Mr Andrew Bowden , Brighton, Kemptown 12:00, 22 July 1991

Does my hon. Friend accept that although the state pension has more than kept pace with inflation, the great difficulty is that 750,000 pensioners receive only the basic old age pension and do not claim any income support? Will she see what steps can be taken to ensure that more of them accept their entitlement and claim income support?