§ 28. Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many pensioners and people over the age of 60 years have received help under the home energy efficiency scheme. [4904]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesAge became a ground for grant in April 1994. Since then, some 530,000 grants have been paid to householders who claimed on the basis that they 1097W or their spouse was aged 60 or over. Grant eligibility for over-60s currently depends solely on age, not income, and no information is available on how many grant recipients are pensioners.