§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is his estimate of the number of pensioners in(a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom who have paid insufficient contributions and who therefore do not receive the full basic national insurance retirement pension;
(2) what is his estimate of the number of pensioners in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom who have their basic national insurance retirement pension enhanced by increments from (i) deferring the date of their retirement, (ii) contributing to the graduated pension scheme, and (iii) contributing to SERPS.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 26 June 1989]: As at 30 September 1988, 1,577,470 pensioners were in receipt of a basic national insurance retirement pension enhanced by increments earned by deferring the date of their retirement. 4,457,360 pensioners were in receipt of the basic state pension and graduated pension; 163,720 were in receipt of Graduated Pension only; 2,382,350 pensioners were in receipt of the basic state pension and SERPS; 9,130 were in receipt of SERPS only.
As at 30 September 1988, 810,050 pensioners were in receipt of less than the full basic national insurance retirement pension because of insufficient contributions.
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