HC Deb 25 July 1985 vol 83 c766W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the estimated amount of money unclaimed by pensioners entitled to supplementary benefit in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Whitney

The estimated amount of supplementary benefit unclaimed by pensioners likely to be entitled to but not claiming supplementary pension in 1981, the latest date for which information is available, was £210 million.

Source: Family expenditure survey 1981.

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