§ Ms. MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total value of applications for(a) budgeting loans, (b) cash loans and (c) community
Real changes in pensioners' income by quintile (percentage) 1974 to 1975 1975 to 1976 1976 to 1977 1977 to 1978 1978 to 1979 1979 to 1980 1980 to 1981 1981 to 1982 1982 to 1983 1983 to 1984 1984 to 1985 1985 to 1986 Net income Quintile Lowest Q1 5 3 1 6 -2 4 4 2 6 2 -1 1 Q2 2 4 -3 7 -2 2 6 3 6 1 0 2 Q3 0 4 -5 8 -3 1 6 2 7 -1 1 3 Q4 0 1 -3 8 -2 2 3 2 9 -2 1 5 Highest Q5 -3 -5 2 6 -1 2 5 -6 16 -2 4 7 All 0 0 -1 7 -2 2 5 -1 11 -1 2 5 Equivalised Net income Quintile Lowest Q1 4 3 1 6 -3 1 6 1 6 1 -2 2 Q2 4 2 -1 6 -2 1 6 1 6 1 -1 3 Q3 3 0 -2 6 -2 1 5 2 7 0 0 3 Q4 2 0 -4 8 -1 0 6 1 8 0 1 4 Highest Q5 -2 -6 1 4 -2 2 6 -6 17 -1 1 9 All 1 -2 -1 6 -2 1 6 -1 10 0 0 5 Source: Family Expenditure Survey. Comparison with one year with another may be affected by sampling error.
Note: Equivalised figures allow for the different circumstances of pensioners, eg householders/non-householders, single/married.