HC Deb 02 July 1980 vol 987 cc611-2W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners are in receipt of supplementary pension.

Mrs. Chalker

A total of 1,626,000 in November 1979, including widow pensioners over age 60. 287,000 of them had wives with pensions.

Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners do not claim supplementary pension who are eligible for it.

Mrs. Chalker

I 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. Bowden

asked 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. Chalker

I regret that this information is not available.

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