§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the proportion of pensioners receiving income from savings identified as(a) all pensioners, (b) single male pensioners aged under 75 years, (c) single female pensioners aged under 75 years, (d) single pensioners aged under 75 years, (e) pensioner couples aged under 75 years, (f) single male pensioners aged 75 years and over, (g) single female pensioners aged 75 years and over, (h) single pensioners aged 75 years and over and (i) pensioner couples where at least one partner is aged 75 years and over; and if he will provide figures for the mean and median amount received for the latest year in which figures are available.
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information is in the table.
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The proportion of Pensioners with Investment Income with the Mean and Median Amounts for those in Receipt Proportion with Investment Income (per cent.) Mean Amount (£ per week) Median Amount (£ per week) All Pensioner Units 76 43.30 10.10 Single male pensioners under 75 70 66.60 23.30
The proportion of Pensioners with Investment Income with the Mean and Median Amounts for those in Receipt Proportion with Investment Income (per cent.) Mean Amount (£ per week) Median Amount (£ per week) Single female pensioners under 75 72 34.40 7.30 Single pensioners under 75 71 41.00 9.10 Pensioner couples under 75 83 53.60 20.60 Single male pensioners 75 and over 68 51.10 8.60 Single female pensioners 75 and over 71 25.10 3.50 Single pensioners 75 and over 70 30.20 4.10 Pensioner couples with one partner 75 and over 83 55.60 13.40 Notes:
1. Percentages are rounded to the nearest one per cent. amounts rounded to the nearest 10p.
2. Estimates are drawn from the 1992 family expenditure survey at July 1992 prices.
3. Single pensioners are defined as those over state pension age, couples are those where the husband is over state pension age.
§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was(a) the mean and (b) the median income of (i) single pensioners and (ii) pensioner couples before and after housing costs in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information is in the table.
Mean and median income for single pensioners and pensioner couples 1992 (£ per week) Single pensioners Pensioner couples Mean net BHC 109.40 206.20 Mean net AHC 93.00 190.70 Median net BHC 86.30 162.90 Median net AHC 62.80 145.80 Notes:
1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10p.
2 Estimates derived from the 1992 family expenditure survey.
3 "Single pensioners" are defined as single people aged over state pension age, "Pensioner couples" are married couples where the husband is over state pension age.
§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of pensioner households with total weekly incomes below income support level.
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Estimates of the number of pensioner units who would be eligible for income support and with incomes below their income support level are contained in the DSS publication756W "Income-related Benefits: estimates of take-up in 1992" which was published today. Copies have been placed in the Library.