§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) of 25 May 2000,Official Report, column 619W, how many pensioners are in receipt of the Minimum Income Guarantee (a) in total and (b) in each parliamentary constituency, for each year for which figures are available. [131196]
§ Mr. RookerThe total number of pensioners claiming Income Support has been reducing since 1988 as the following table shows.
Minimum Income Guarantee claimants in Great Britain1 Year Total 2000 1,604,200 1999 1,627,900 1998 1,650,500 1997 1,713,900 1996 1,763,640 1995 1,781,000 1994 1,764,600 1993 1,736,200 1992 1,643,100 1991 1,574,900 1990 1,674,700 1989 1,606,500 1988 1,719,300 1 Before April 1999 this would have been expressed as Income Support Figures for parliamentary constituencies for the Minimum Income Guarantee which was introduced in April 1999 have been placed in the Library.