Recommendation 13

The Government conducted a very limited high-level equality analysis of WFP reform, estimating the impact on the number of pensioners in poverty. We heard repeatedly about the possible impacts on their health, as well. While this may be difficult to quantify, a fuller impact assessment, 83 considering the cumulative impact and broader impact of policies and the views of pensioners, might have contributed to a different policy change or more effective plans for implementation. (Conclusion, Paragraph 88)