Pensions and Benefits Uprating

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:33 am on 4 December 2014.

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Photo of Philip Hollobone Philip Hollobone Conservative, Kettering 11:33, 4 December 2014

There was so much good news in the Minister’s statement that I was struggling to write it all down. So that I get it right for my Kettering constituents, will he confirm that what he has just announced is a 2.5% increase in the basic state pension, which is equivalent to an increase of £2.85 a week for a single person; that the basic state pension is now 18% of average earnings, the highest comparative level for 20 years; and that since the start of this Parliament, pensions have gone up by £950 a year, which is £560 a year more than if they had simply been increased in line with inflation?

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George Morley
Posted on 6 Dec 2014 7:11 pm (Report this annotation)

But should a constituent of yours, Mr Hollobone, decide to move abroad to join their family who have previously gone and it is a 'wrong' country then they will get no increases ever to their pension ! This applies to most Commonwealth countries plus other random ones and your constituents like many others will not appreciate this irrational, illogical and undemocratic policy.