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Twenty per cent is a very modest reduction and, as Chris Stark said, that reduction may well happen anyway because of shifts in choices and behaviour across the generations.
The most recent United Kingdom Government information came out in May, so I presume that things have changed significantly since then, but we do not know.
That point was made by Liz Smith, who quoted John Sturrock KC, but I would suggest that it may also be due to a lack of candour on the part of public bodies.
I am also delighted to see the carer support payment being rolled out nationally, but many of my constituents may not be aware that that benefit has wider eligibility than the carers allowance that it replaces.