HC Deb 22 November 2000 vol 357 c233W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will estimate, using the same assumptions as used to calculate how many people are eligible for one or both elements of the pension credit, how many people will receive both the guaranteed income top-up element and the savings credit element to a value of(a) up to £4, (b) £5 to 9, (c) £10 to 14, (d) £15 to 19 and (e) £20 to £25 per week; [138504]

(2) using the same assumptions as used to calculate how many people are eligible for one or both elements of the pension credit, if he will calculate how many people will receive the savings credit element but not the guaranteed income top-up element to a value of (a) up to £4, (b) £5 to 9 and (c) £10 to £13.80 per week. [138506]

Mr. Rooker

[holding answer 16 November 2000]: I refer my right hon. Friend to paragraph 16 of chapter 4 of the Pension Credit consultation document (Cm 4900).

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