§ Mr. Eadieasked the Minister of Social Security what percentage of the population of Scotland, England and Wales was over 65 years of age and in receipt of a retirement pension in each of the years from 1960 to the nearest available date in 1968; what was the cost; what percentage was in receipt of some form of supplementary payment; and what was the cost.
§ Mrs. HartThe following tables give estimated numbers of the population in receipt of retirement pension at the end of each year. Cost figures are not available since expenditure on retirement pensions and supplementary benefits is not accounted for separately for each country:
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TABLE 1(ii) ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND End of Year Total Population Men and Women aged 65 or over in receipt of R.P. or C.O.A.P. as a percentage of total population Total Population Men and Women aged 65 or over in receipt of R.P. or C.O.A.P. as a percentage of total population Total Population Men and Women aged 65 or over in receipt of R.P. or C.O.A.P. as a percentage of total population Number in thousands Number in thousands Number in thousands 1960 … … 43,536 9.6 2,629 9.5- 5,196 8.2 1961 … … 43,777 9.9 2,641 9.8 5,190 8.4 1962 … … 44,189 10.0 2,657 10.0 5,201 8.7 1963 … … 44,543 10.3 2,669 10.1 5,205 8.9 1964 … … 44,897 10.5 + 2,685 10.5- 5,205 9.1 1965 … … 45,222 10.8 2,697 10.6 5,197 9.4 1966 … … 45,374 11.1 2,701 10.9 5,191 9.7
TABLE 2 NUMBER OF RETIREMENT PENSIONER HOUSEHOLDS * RECEVING SUPPLEMENT Thousands End of Year England Wales Scotland 1960 … … … … 921 71 83 1961 … … … … 907 68 81 1962 … … … … 961 72 89 1963 … … … … 942 70 88 1964 … … … … 988 73 93 1965 … … … … 1,021 75 100 1966 … … … … 1,333 98 146 1967 … … … … 1,318 96 143 * Some households contain more than one retirement pensioner, and include wives of all ages, e.g., at the end of 1967 there were in these households in Great Britain 27,000 wives below age 60 65,000 aged 60 to 64 and 253,000 aged 65 and over.