| Label | Content |
|---|---|
| Meeting: | MQT on 10 August 2017 |
| Session name: | MQT on 10/08/2017 between 10:00 and 13:00 |
| Reference: | 2017/3357 |
| Question by: | Fiona Twycross |
| Organisation: | Labour Group |
| Asked of: | The Mayor |
| Category: | Business and Economy |
Question
State pension (2)
Will you write to the Work and Pensions Secretary for assurances that support will be provided for those who are unable to work until the increased state pension age and to ensure that low-paid workers do not face insecurity later in life?
Answer
Recent weeks have seen growing evidence that raising the state pension age for women is hitting the poorest hardest. It is the poorest pensioners who are least able to work into their later years - mainly as a result of ill health.
Inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy demand that the government intervene to help those unable to compensate for the loss of pension income by maintaining or boosting their employment income.
I am happy to write to the Work and Pensions Secretary to seek the assurances that you describe.
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