§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the savings to the national insurance fund if both men and women started to receive the state retirement pension at(a) 65 years, (b) 66 years, (c) 67 years, (d) 68 years, (e) 69 years and (f) 70 years.
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§ Miss WiddecombeOn the same basis as the estimates set out in the discussion documents, "Options for Equality in State Pension Age", the savings to the national insurance fund from equalising state pension age at 65 and 67 are as follows:
2025 2035 Age 65 5.1 4.3 Age 67 9.3 8.5 Estimates for the remaining ages are not available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the proportion of pensioners receiving income from occupational pensions identified as(a) all pensioners, (b) single male pensioners aged under 75 years, (c) single female pensioners aged under 75 years, (d) pensioner couples aged under 75 years, (e) single female pensioners aged 75 years or over, (f) single male pensioners aged 75 years or over and (g) couples where at least one partner is aged 75 years or over, and the median amount received.
§ Miss WiddecombeEstimates for 1989—the latest year for which information is available—are in the table.
Per cent. With income from occupational pension Median occupational pension for those in receipt £ per week All pensioner units 56 27.20 Single male pensioners aged under 75 58 23.10 Single female pensioners aged under 75 59 27.40 Pensioner couples where both are aged under 75 77 35.90 Single female pensioners aged 75 or over 30 14.40 Single male pensioners aged 75 or over 50 21.80 Pensioner couples where at least one is aged 75 64 30.80 Notes:
1. Estimates are based on the 1989 Family Expenditure Survey and the 1987 GAD Survey of Occupational Pensions.
2. A pensioner unit is defined to be a single person aged above State Pensionable Age (SPA) or a couple where the head is aged above SPA.