Paul Burstow MP
Representing Belmont, Cheam, Stoneleigh, Sutton and Worcester Park
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Paul Burstow MP Representing Belmont, Cheam, Stoneleigh, Sutton and Worcester Park |
| Paul Burstow MP | <paul@paulburstow.org.uk> | 3rd September 2010 |
Poverty line pension system not fit for purpose - Burstow12.00.00am GMT Thu 1st Dec 2005 Commenting on the Turner Commission report, Paul Burstow MP, Co Chair of the All Party Group on Ageing and Older People said: "The Commission makes it clear that the present pension system is not fit for purpose. Too many people face a retirement dependent on means-testing to keep them above the poverty line. "The report makes a powerful case for an end to mass means-testing and higher basic pension that lifts every pensioner out of poverty. "Sustaining a new pensions settlement will mean changing the state pension age and Turner makes a good case for moving to 68 by 2050. "This report provides a basis for reaching a workable consensus around which pension reform can proceed." ENDS
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