§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Warrington North have(a) applied for and (b) been awarded the pension credit; and what the average increase in income is per pensioner. [148250]
§ Malcolm WicksAt 31 December 2003 there were 3,426 pensioner households (4,151 individuals) in the Warrington North constituency receiving pension credit. Information on the number of pension credit applications in individual constituencies is not available. The average weekly rate of pension credit awards in Warrington North is £41.19. Information on the average amount gained by pensioners in individual constituencies, since the introduction of pension credit, will become available following publication of the November 2003 Quarterly Statistical Enquiry on 17 March 2004.