HC Deb 29 April 1968 vol 763 c144W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Minister of Social Security how many retirement pensioners are now receiving supplementary pensions; what proportion of all retirement pensioners this represents; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Pentland

At the end of 1967 about 1,557,000 households, or about 28 per cent. of all retirement pensioner households. Comparable figures for the end of 1964 are 1,154,000 and 23 per cent. respectively.