§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a breakdown by(a) age and (b) gender, of the proportion of pensioners who receive an occupational pension of over £20 per week. [135750]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is as follows:
Proportion of individual pensioners in receipt of occupational pension income of over £20 per week in 1998–99 Percentage Age All Males Females 60–64 22 n/a 22 65–69 41 58 27 70–74 39 56 24 75–79 36 51 27 80 and over 29 47 23 All over State Pension age 35 38 21 Notes:
1. Pensioners are defined as individuals over State Pension age (65 for men, 60 for women). hence males aged 60–64 are not included in the analysis.
2. Occupational pension income includes amounts paid to widows from occupational pension schemes.
3. For individuals with more than one occupational pension or widows' pension only the four highest amounts of occupational pension and three highest amounts of widows' pension are taken into account in calculating these percentages.
Source:
Family Resources Survey 1998–99