To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what measures she proposes to ensure that those entitled to benefit have access to, and are aware of, their entitlement. [4362]

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps she is taking to increase the take-up of benefits by people entitled to them. [4370]

We are concerned that up to 1 million pensioners currently miss out on the Income Support to which they are entitled. We want to get help to Britain's poorest pensioners and are commissioning research into the reasons why pensioners fail to claim the Income Support which is their due.