§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current number of pensioners in Northern Ireland by sex and by five-year age groups.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to how many pensioners live alone, live with spouses, live with other relatives or are in residential care or sheltered accommodation, respectively.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information is not available in the form requested. The available information as at 31 December 1983 is as follows: 553W
Male Female (i) Persons Accommodated in Old People's Homes 921 2,347 (ii) Persons Accommodated in Voluntary and Private Old People's Homes *290 *878 Total 1,211 3,225 Grand Total 4,436 * Incomplete returns from the Eastern and Western Boards Areas.
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers of pensioners in receipt of housing benefit, detailing how many of those are also in receipt of supplementary benefit, broken down by convenient district unit.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information is not available in the form requested. The estimated total number of pensioners receiving housing benefit on 15 March 1985 was 84,000, including some 49,400 on supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pensioners in Northern Ireland receive reduced pensions because they are in receipt of private pensions or other incomes.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.