§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what number and proportion of pensioners' households in Derbyshire are in receipt of(a) occupational pension payments, (b) income support, (c) housing benefit and (d) both income support and housing benefit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe county of Derbyshire is served by the Department's local offices at Derby (Becket street), Derby (London road), Derby (Heritage gate), Ilkeston, Chesterfield and Buxton, although the boundaries are not conterminous.
The number of income support claimants in receipt of a pensioner premium from these offices as at 31 August 1988, the latest information available, was 22,594.
I regret that the other information requested is not available.
Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action. The figures given include a small number of cases not actually in receipt of benefit and the information is provisional and subject to amendment.