§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners are in receipt of supplementary pension.
§ Mrs. ChalkerA total of 1,626,000 in November 1979, including widow pensioners over age 60. 287,000 of them had wives with pensions.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many 612W retirement pensioners do not claim supplementary pension who are eligible for it.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI cannot add to my reply to the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) on 26 February—[Vol. 979, c.539–40]—and the reply my right hon. Friend gave to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) on 1 April.—[Vol. 982, c. 137–38.]
§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners have changed from claiming rent or rate rebates or rent allowances to claiming supplementary benefit since 1977.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that this information is not available.