HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 c181W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate, on the basis of his Department's Family Resources Survey, the number of male married pensioners under the age of 85 years who are receiving amounts of state retirement pension in excess of the rate of full basic state pension applicable to a pensioner of that age. [111239]

Mr. Rooker

In 1997–98 the number of male married pensioners aged under 85 in Great Britain receiving State Retirement Pension in excess of the full basic State pension was 2.27 million. This total includes 0.22 million pensioners between the ages of 80 and 85 who were in receipt of the 25p age addition.Notes:

  1. 1. The numbers above have been extracted from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 1997–98. The FRS is a survey of private households in Great Britain.
  2. 2. In this year, the full basic State pension was £62.45 and £62.70 for pensioners aged 80 years and over (includes the 25p age addition).

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