Question follow-through · 123992
Pensioners: Income Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the current level of the Minimum Income Guarantee is fair for those receiving pensions.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the current level of the Minimum Income Guarantee is fair for those receiving pensions.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is reviewed annually and published in the Local Authority Circular, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-care-charging-for-local-authorities-2026-to-2027/social-care-charging-for-care-a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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