Tony Newton on pensioners and allowances

Title

Tony Newton on pensioners and allowances

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

Peter Murphy interviews Secretary of State for Social Security, Tony Newton, following a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool where he said Britain’s pensioners are enjoying higher than ever living standards. He talks about pensions and how well off pensioners now are. He has announced one new measure, attendance allowance for those caring for the terminally ill, which he also talks about.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Tony Newton

Keywords

Social security; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Elderly; Conferences; Pensions; Social policy; Blackpool; Standard of living; Pensioners (older people); Pensioners welfare; Social welfare; Occupational pensions; Attendance allowance

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