HC Deb 04 March 2004 vol 418 c1056W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of pensioners he expects to be on means-tested benefits in 2005.[146749]

Malcolm Wicks

We estimate that 33 per cent. of individuals aged 60 years or older will be in receipt of either Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit, or some combination of these benefits, in 2005.