§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of eligible claimants there will be for the savings credit component of the pension credit in(a)St. Helens, South, (b)St. Helens MBC area, (c)Merseyside, (d)the north-west and (e)England. [44716]
§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 21 March 2002]:Around half of all pensioner households in Great Britain will be eligible for pension credit in 2003–04. Of these, about 80 per cent. will be eligible for the savings credit. Remaining information is not available.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which benefits administered by his Department he proposes that the payment of pension credit should be a passport. [44708]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownWe propose that recipients of pension credit should be entitled to the same DWP benefits administered by the Department as recipients of income support.