§ Sir Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of(a) single pensioners, (b) pensioner couples and (c) all pensioner units were dependent on state benefits for at least 75 per cent, of their income in the latest year for which figures are available. [14269]
§ Mr. HealdIn 1994–95, the latest date of which figures are available, 60 per cent, of single pensioners were dependent on state benefits for at least 75 per cent, of their gross income; the figure for pensioner couples was 37 per cent. For all pensioner units, the average across single pensioners and pensioner couples, 51 per cent, received at least 75 per cent, of their gross income from state benefits.
Source:
The Pensioners' Incomes Series 1994–95.
§ Sir Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the value of the £10 Christmas bonus in 1997–98 if it had been uprated by(a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction; and if he will estimate how much it would cost to increase it to these levels. [14282]
74Wpublicity cost of the national benefit fraud hotline has been £476,000 so far, with a further £500,000 expected before the end of this financial year.