§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioner households in which the benefit recipient or their partner is(a) over 60 and (b) over 75 are in receipt of (i) an amount of council tax benefit and (ii) full council tax benefit. [103992]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information is shown in the following table:
CTB claimant and/or partner over 60 and over 75 with full/partial benefit, Great Britain—May 2001 Over 601 Over 752 All CTB recipients 2,345,000 1,170,000 Partial CTB 685,000 304,000 Full CTB 1,660,000 867,000 1 'Over 60' refers to benefit units where the claimant and/or partner are aged over 60 (ie aged 61 and over). 2 'Over 75' refers to benefit units where the claimant and/or partner are aged over 75 (ie aged 76 and over). Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual one per cent. sample, taken in May 2001.