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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Steve Webb writes: working for pensioners, now and in the future
April 5, 2011 12:43 PM
• [Apr 04] Steve Webb writes: WHEN I was appointed Pensions Minister last May my first priority was protecting current pensioners. It was widely assumed that the spending review would see cuts to a range of forms of help that pensioners receive. But despite the spending pressures, the budgets for bus passes, free television licences, free prescriptions and the Winter Fuel Allowance have been protected at the level set out by the previous government. Better still, where Labour had planned to cut Cold Weather Payments to £8.50 per week we have made them £25 permanently to protect the most vulnerable when the temperature is below freezing . .
The idea of a single decent pension is of course nothing new to party members. This proposal is very similar to ideas that we as Liberal Democrats have talked about for years. The fact that the Government has now included this idea in a Green Paper shows the difference we are making through being in the Coalition. We are not just talking about good ideas but are actually delivering them within government and it is a huge privilege to be a part of that process.
• Steve Webb writes: working for pensioners, now and in the future [Lib Dem Voice Apr 04]
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