Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pensioners were receiving supplementary pension at the latest available date; and of these how many were receiving a special allowance for extra heating.
§ Mr. DeanIn November, 1971, the latest date for which the requested information is available, 1,919,000 retirement pensioners were receiving supplementary pensions. Of these 159,000 were receiving a special allowance for heating.