§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the most recent estimate of the number of persons over 80 years of age who are not receiving a pension or supplementary benefit; and how many of these are men and how many are women.
§ Mr. SwinglerIt is estimated that there are some 30,000 men and 60,000 women over the age of 80 who receive neither a national insurance retirement pension nor a supplementary pension.