§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are currently in receipt of reduced earnings allowance; how many are aged(a) 39 or under, (b) 40 to 49, (c) 50 to 59, (d) 60 to 65 and (e) 65 to 70 years, by gender; and what is the average amount payable. [1755]
§ Mr. Roger EvansInformation is not available in the format requested. At 2 April 1994—the latest date for which information is available—there were 142,796 people receiving reduced earnings allowance.
Such information as is available is set out in the table:
Number of reduced earnings allowance assessments current at 2 April 1994 analysed by age and gender Males Females Age at 31 March 1994 Reduced earnings earnings allowance Frozen or restricted reduced earnings allowance Reduced earnings allowance Frozen or restricted reduced earnings allowance 39 or under 8,342 — 2,501 — 40–49 17,604 — 4,874 — 50–59 29,196 — 7,965 — 60–64 17,480 — 3,628 30 65–69 14,992 109 217 2,382 Based on a 10 per cent. sample with an allowance for late returns.
The average rate of reduced earnings allowance at 2 April 1994 was £36.05 and the average rate of frozen or restricted reduced earnings allowance was £24.64.