§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of(a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples have weekly incomes below (i) £80, (ii) £85, (iii) £90, (iv) £95, (v) £100, (vi) £105, (vii) £110, (viii) £115, (ix) £120, (x) £125, (xi) £130, (xii) £135, (xiii) £140, (xiv) £145, (xv) £150, (xvi) £155, (xvii) £160, (xviii) £165, (xix) £170, (xx) £175, (xxi) £180, (xxii) £185, (xxiii) £190, (xxiv) £195 and (xxv) £200. [158793]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 26 April 2001]: The information is in the tables. Although the income bands for couples reflect the proposed structure of the pension credit, they should not be used to estimate numbers of 7W pensioners who would be eligible. This is because they refer to total net income from all sources, including certain benefit payments which will not be taken into account when assessing eligibility for the pension credit. Also, the figures relate to a different time period.
Single pensioners below selected levels of income, 1998–99 Net weekly income Number (Thousand) Percentage of all single pensioners Below £80 750 18 Below £85 890 21 Below £90 1,000 24 Below £95 1,140 27 Below £100 1,310 31 Below £105 1,510 36 Below £110 1,730 41 Below £115 1,960 47 Below £120 2,160 52 Below £125 2,340 56 Below £130 2,520 60 Below £135 2,640 63 Below £140 2,750 66 Below £145 2,850 68 Below £150 2,950 71 Below £155 3,050 73 Below £160 3,140 75 Below £165 3,220 77 Below £170 3,290 79 Below £175 3,340 80 Below £180 3,400 81 Below £185 3,470 83 Below £190 3,540 85 Below £195 3,590 86 Below £200 3,630 87 Source:
Family Resources Survey 1998–99
Pensioner couples below selected levels of income, 1998–99 Net weekly income Number (Thousand) Percentage of all pensioner couples Below £80 — — Below £85 — — Below £90 — — Below £95 — — Below £100 — — Below £105 — — Below £110 110 4 Below £115 140 5 Below £120 190 7 Below £125 240 9 Below £130 290 11 Below £135 350 13 Below £140 400 15 Below £145 460 17 Below £150 530 20 Below £155 610 23 Below £160 680 26 Below £165 750 28 Below £170 810 30 Below £175 880 33 Below £180 950 36 Below £185 1,020 38 Below £190 1,080 40 Below £195 1,120 42 Below £200 1,180 44 Notes:
1.Single pensioners (non-cohabiting) are defined as men aged 65 and over or women aged 60 and over.
2. Pensioner couples (married or cohabiting) are defined as couples where the man is aged 65 or over.
3. Incomes are defined as net weekly income from all sources, before housing costs, expressed in July 1998 prices.
8W4. The numbers of pensioners are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and the percentages are rounded to the nearest 1 per cent though they are not necessarily accurate to that degree.
5. Estimates are based on survey data and are subject to sampling error. A dash represents sample sizes that are too small to provide reliable estimates. Extreme caution should be exercised when using these figures to estimate the number of pensioners falling within a given £5 band of income, since the resulting estimate may not be based on a sample size large enough to produce reliable estimates.
Source:
Family Resources Survey 1998–99
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his estimate based on the Family Resources Survey 1998–99 of(a) median pensioner incomes, excluding means-tested benefits, by age, sex and marital status, consistent with his answer of 8 February 2000, Official Report, column 128W, on pensions and (b) the size of each group. [160282]
§ Mr. RookerI refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave to this question on 16 November 2000,Official Report, column 790W.