§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently in receipt of the age addition; and what is the anticipated increase in eligibility over each of the next 10 years.
§ Mr. MajorAt March 1984 some 1,670,000 people over age 80 in Great Britain were in receipt of age addition.
It is estimated that numbers over the next 10 years will be as follows:
Number 1985–86 1,710,000 1986–87 1,760,000 1987–88 1,810,000 1988–89 1,870,000 1989–90 1,910,000 1990–91 1,960,000 1991–92 1,990,000 1992–93 2,030,000 1993–94 2,070,000 1994–95 2,100,000