§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of pensioners in each London borough are(a) entitled to the pension credit and (b) claiming the pension credit. [153089]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation on the number of people who are eligible for Pension Credit is not available in respect of individual local authority areas. However, we estimate that approximately 500,000 pensioners in the London region (rounded to the nearest 50,000) are eligible for Pension Credit, which represents approximately 41 per cent. of the number of people in London aged 60 or over. Information on numbers of Pension Credit recipients in the London boroughs is given in the table.
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Recipients of Pension Credit (individuals) by London borough, 31 December 2003 Number of Pension Credit recipients (individual) Percentage of population aged 60 and over London Government Office Region 278,820 24 City of London 150 11 Barking and Dagenham 7,605 26 Barnet 10,605 18 Bexley 6,400 14 Brent 11,710 28 Bromley 8,135 13 Camden 8,685 31 Croydon 10,630 19 Ealing 11,280 24 Enfield 11,700 24 Greenwich 8,880 25 Hackney 11,230 44 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,915 25 Haringey 10,095 35 Harrow 7,815 20 Havering 7,900 16 Hillingdon 7,160 16 Hounslow 7,690 24 Islington 9,105 39 Kensington and Chelsea 5,235 19 Kingston upon Thames 3,620 14 Lambeth 10,340 32 Lewisham 9,700 27 Merton 5,505 17 Newham 12,795 44
Recipients of Pension Credit (individuals) by London borough, 31 December 2003 Number of Pension Credit recipients (individual) Percentage of population aged 60 and over Redbridge 9,000 21 Richmond upon Thames 3,925 13 Southwark 10,570 32 Sutton 5,235 16 Tower Hamlets 13,310 55 Waltham Forest 9,705 29 Wandsworth 9,385 27 Westminster 7,805 27 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest five.
2. Percentages have been calculated using the ONS population estimates for mid-2002.
3. Figures for recipients include a small number of partners underage 60.