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Lord Sikka (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2025

Debate

State Pension: Triple Lock

Contribution

My Lords, despite the triple lock, some 2 million pensioners live in poverty, and those numbers will increase because pensioners who live below the poverty line will be denied the winter fuel payment. In light of that, I urge the Minister to restore the full winter fuel payment to all pensioners below the poverty line. If the Minister is going to say that there is some kind of financial black hole, I can suggest tens of ways of filling it. So can the Minister please proceed in making sure that pensioners below the poverty line get the winter fuel payment in full?

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