§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) pensioners and (b) families in Morecambe and Lunesdale benefit from the Minimum Income Guarantee. [127633]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is in the table.
Numbers benefiting from the Minimum Income Guarantee in Morecambe and Lunesdale Number Pensioners 3,000 Pensioners with dependants 100 Notes:
1.Pensioners-are defined as where the claimant, and/or partner are aged 60 or over.
2.Pensioners with dependants—are defined as pensioners with dependants aged 18 or under.
3.Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are rounded to the nearest 100. They are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
4.Figures under 500 are based on very few sample cases and so subject to a higher degree of sampling error and so should only be used as a guide to the current situation.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, February 2000