ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CAMPAIGN ON PENSIONER POVERTY

That this House notes with concern the report published by the Royal British Legion which shows that 38 per cent. of ex-service personnel live on an income below the Minimum Income for Healthy Living as defined by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; recognises the need to help all pensioners who still live in poverty; and urges the Government to support the Royal British Legion in their campaign to rebrand council tax benefit to a rebate which will encourage more people to claim the rebate and thus increase incomes of older people, many of whom are veterans, spouses, widows or widowers of ex-armed forces personnel.