§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of retirement pensioners in Scotland with increments, analysed by category, age and proportion of all retirement pensioners, together with the average amount of increment.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is in the table:
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Unit Men and women Men All women Women on own insurance Pension on husband's insurance† Widows on husband's insurance 60–64: With increments Thousands 9 — 9 6 3 1 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 8 — 8 8 8 8 Average amount of increments‡ £ 1.99 — 1.99 2.00 1.64 2.93 65–69: With increments Thousands 22 6 16 7 6 4 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 11 7 14 23 12 10 Average amount of increments‡ £ 3.01 2.59 3.16 4.46 2.04 2.52 70–74: With increments Thousands 44 18 26 10 8 8 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 21 21 22 31 21 16 Average amount of increments ‡ £ 3.24 4.33 2.50 3.28 1.65 2.35 75–79: With increments Thousands 44 18 26 11 6 9 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 29 32 28 33 30 22 Average amount of increments‡ £ 2.32 2.73 2.05 2.45 1.39 2.00 80 and over: With increments Thousands 49 16 33 14 3 16 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 37 46 33 40 38 28 Average amount of increments‡ £ 1.97 2.12 1.90 2.29 0.98 1.73 * Excluding non-contributory retirement pension (formerly old person's pension) and including graduated retirement benefit only cases. † Includes wives whose pension, based on own insurance, is "topped up" under Section 10 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975. ‡ Average amount of increments relates only to those pensioners with entitlement to increments and not to all pensioners.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of retirement pensioners in
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Graduated pension at 30 September 1983: analysed by category, age and proportion of all retirement pensioners in Scotland*, with average amount of graduated pension Unit Men and women Men All women Women on own insurance Wives with basic pension on husband's insurance† Widows on husband's insurance All ages: With graduated pension Thousands 505 219 286 125 45 116 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 62 83 52 61 30 61 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 0.92 1.43 0.54 0.61 0.42 0.51 60–64: With graduated pension Thousands 85 — 85 61 16 9 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 73 — 73 82 49 88 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 0.65 — 0.65 0.69 0.41 0.77 65–69: With graduated pension Thousands 156 80 75 25 19 31 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 76 91 65 83 39 83 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 1.27 1.81 0.69 0.78 0.45 0.75 70–74: With graduated pension Thousands 141 75 66 22 9 35 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 69 88 55 65 23 76 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 1.10 1.62 0.50 0.51 0.39 0.53 75–79: With graduated pension Thousands 83 44 39 12 2 25 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 56 82 41 38 8 59 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 0.59 0.85 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.31 80 and over: With graduated pension Thousands 40 20 20 4 — 16 Proportion of all pensioners Per cent. 30 54 21 13 1 29 Average amount of graduated pension‡ £ 0.27 0.39 0.16 0.15 0.10 0.16 Scotland receiving graduated pension, analysed by category, age and proportion of all retirement pensioners together with the average amount of graduated pension.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is in the table:
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† Includes wives whose pension, based on own insurance, is "topped up" under Section 10 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.
‡ Average amount of graduated pension relates only to those pensioners with entitlement to graduated pension and not to all pensioners.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of retirement pensioners in Scotland in receipt of additional component and guaranteed minimum pension entitlement; and what is the average amount.
§ Mr. NewtonAt 30 September 1983 there were, in Scotland, 86,170 recipients of additional component and 49,300 recipients of guaranteed minimum pension. The average amounts in payment were £2.49 and £2.34 respectively.