§ Sir Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the number of pensioners who are in receipt of(a) income support and (b) housing benefit.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table:
Number Income Support recipient with persioner premiums 1,492,000 Housing Benefit recipients With pensioner premiums 1,977,000 Notes:
—some 900,000 Income Support recipients will also be in receipt of Housing Benefit.
—Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
—a case is defined as being a pensioner if in receipt of the pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium.
Source:
Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiry May 1993.
Housing Benefit Management Information Statistics May 1993.