HC Deb 05 February 1996 vol 271 cc51-2W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the(a) mean, and (b) median income for (i) single male pensioners who are aged (1) 65 to 69, (2) 70 to 74, (3) 75 to 79 and (4) 80 years and over, (ii) single female pensioners in groups 1 to 4, (iii) pensioner couples who are in groups 1 to 4, (iv) all pensioners who are (5) aged 60/65 years to 74 years and (6) aged 75 years and over and (v) all pensioners. [12155]

Mr. Heald

The available information is in the tables:

Table 1: Average income—single male pensioners: £ per week at July 1993 prices
Age 65 to 74 75+
Mean 169.80 143.50
Median 108.30 103.00
Table 2: Average income—single female pensioners: £ per week at July 1993 prices
Age 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80+
Mean 150.70 111.50 108.30 108.10
Median 105.10 96.30 94.70 97.50
Table 3: Average income—pensioner couples: £ per week at July 1993 prices
Age 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80+
Mean 274.40 233.40 214.10 189.70
Median 207.80 178.30 161.90 160.00
Table 4: Average income—all pensioner units: £ per week at July 1993 prices
Age Mean Median
60–65 to 74 192.50 139.50
75+ 139.70 106.40
60–65+ 170.20 123.80

Source:

Family Expenditure Survey 1993.

Notes:

1. Income figures are gross income before housing costs.

2. A pensioner unit is defined as a single person over State Pension Age (SPA) or a couple where the husband, or head, is over SPA.

3.Due to insufficient sample sizes reliable estimates of further age breakdowns for single male pensioners are not available at Table 1.