HC Deb 10 November 1998 vol 319 c166W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of people in the Tynemouth constituency who will benefit from the introduction of a guaranteed pensioner income. [59012]

Mr. Denham

The information is not available in the format requested. As at May 1998, there were approximately 8,000 pensioners in receipt of Income Support in the area covered by North Tyneside Local Authority. The above-inflation increase in the Income Support rates, providing a guaranteed minimum income of not less than £75 per week for a single pensioner and £116.60 for a couple, will benefit pensioners entitled to Income Support from April 1999.

Notes

  1. 1. Estimate rounded to the nearest thousand, and based on a 5 per cent sample of Income Support claimants.
  2. 2. "Pensioners" are defined, for Income Support purposes, as single persons aged 60 or over, or couples (married or unmarried) where one or both members are 60 or over.

SourceIncome Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1998.