Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment — Written Question

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) Pension Credit and (b) the personal allowances of pensioners to mitigate the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Allowance.

Answer

Darren Jones

The standard minimum income guarantee for a single person and couples in Pension Credit rises in line with average earnings to ensure that it maintains its relative value over time to ensure that Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit) will continue to provide ...

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