Extracts from second reading debate (Commons) of the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill - Sep 20
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 07:11
David Linden (Glasgow East) (SNP):...The triple lock betrayal is
yet another Tory-imposed austerity cut. The Commons Library
briefing for this debate estimates that the British Government will
take away £5 billion from pensioners in 2022-23 if the triple-lock
elements of the state pension are uprated by 2.5% rather than 8.3%.
Investment in the state pension is crucial, especially as many are
still excluded from automatic enrolment in workplace
pensions—although I acknowledge that some, but...Request free trial
(Glasgow
East) (SNP):...The triple lock betrayal is yet another
Tory-imposed austerity cut. The Commons Library briefing for this
debate estimates that the British Government will take away £5
billion from pensioners in 2022-23 if the triple-lock elements of
the state pension are uprated by 2.5% rather than 8.3%. Investment
in the state pension is crucial, especially as many are still
excluded from automatic enrolment in workplace
pensions—although I acknowledge that some, but nowhere
near enough, progress has been made on auto-enrolment...
(North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP):...The other
element to this scandal is that it takes place in the context of
too many workers being excluded from automatic enrolment
into workplace pensions The failure to
extend that impacts low earners and disproportionately impacts
women, widening further the gender pensions gap. Why has that not
been fully addressed?
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