§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many persons in Scotland, men and women, respectively, are in receipt of state pensions; and what proportion of the population this represents;
(2) how many pensioners in Scotland are currently in receipt of (a) supplementary benefit, (b) invalidity benefit, (c) housing benefit, (d) widow's pension and (e) attendance allowance.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 18 July 1984, c. 262]: The estimates, which are drawn from mid-year population estimates and the respective social security benefit statistics, are shown in the table.
Number (Thousands) Proportion of the population of Scotland Date of estimate Number of people, all ages, in Scotland (a) men 2,480 48.2 June 1983 (b) women 2,680 51.8 (c) all ages 5,150 100.0 Number of people receiving: 1. retirement pension (a) men 264 5.1 September 1983 (b) women 536 10.4 (c) total 800 15.5 2. supplementary pension 142 2.8 December 1983 3. invalidity benefit and over pension age 8 0.2 April 1983 4. housing benefit (households) 385 — September 1983 5. widow's pension and over pension age 4 0.1 September 1983 6. attendance allowance and over pension age 18 0.3 March 1983