HC Deb 07 July 1992 vol 211 c167W
Ms. Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will allow pensioners in receipt of income support to continue to have benefit entitlement for housing/community charge benefit without having to re-apply every 12 months.

Mr. Burt

The existing arrangements are currently being examined in conjunction with representatives of the local authority associations.

Standard rate of retirement pension Retirement pension as percentage of average gross earnings1
Year Single £ Couple £ Average gross earnings £ Single £ Couple £
November 1977 17.50 28.00 83.40 20.98 33.57
November 1978 19.50 31.20 95.80 20.35 32.57
November 1979 23.30 37.30 114.10 20.42 32.69
November 1980 27.15 43.45 135.10 20.10 32.16
November 1981 29.60 47.35 149.50 19.80 31.67
November 1982 32.85 52.55 160.60 20.45 32.72
November 1983 34.05 54.50 172.40 19.75 31.61
November 1984 35.80 57.30 187.40 19.10 30.58
November 1985 38.30 61.30 199.50 19.20 30.73
July 1986 38.70 61.95 210.90 18.35 29.37
April 1987 39.50 63.25 224.00 17.63 28.24
April 1988 41.15 65.90 245.80 16.74 26.81
April 1989 43.60 69.80 269.50 16.18 25.90
April 1990 46.90 75.10 295.60 15.87 25.41
April 1991 52.00 83.25 318.90 16.31 26.11
April 1992 54.15 86.70 337.50 16.04 25.69
1 Average gross earnings =average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult males in Great Britain.