§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of women over the age of 60 years who are not claiming the benefits to which they are entitled in the(a) constituency of Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East, (b) Teesside Region, (c) Northern Region and (d) United Kingdom. [113211]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. It is not possible to produce reliable estimates of numbers not claiming their entitlement at constituency, regional or sub-regional levels. There is no evidence that the pattern of Northern Region take-up of Income Support for women over 60 is above or below the national average; the scope for Regional estimates will be kept under review. Information on a national level is in the table.
Estimates of single female pensioners not taking up their entitlement to benefit in 1997–98 Thousand Benefit Females Income Support 450,000 Council Tax Benefit 480,000 Housing Benefit 120,000 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten thousand.
2. The questions were interpreted as requesting information on single males and single females.
3. Figures are based on data from the Family Resources Survey, 1997–98.
4. Figures are subject to sampling error.
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§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of men over the age of 65 years who are not claiming the benefits to which they are entitled in the(a) constituency of Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East, (b) Teesside Region, (c) Northern Region and (d) United Kingdom. [113210]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. It is not possible to produce reliable estimates of numbers not claiming their entitlement at constituency, regional or sub-regional levels. The scope for Regional estimates will be kept under review. Information on a national level is in the table.
Estimates of single male pensioners not taking up their entitlement to benefit in 1997–98 Thousand Benefit Males Income Support 100,000 Council Tax Benefit 130,000 Housing Benefit 40,000 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten thousand.
2. The question was interpreted as requesting information on single males.
3. Figures are based on data from the Family Resources Survey, 1997–98.
4. Figures are subject to sampling error.