§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many retired people depend entirely on state benefits; and how many depend on state benefits for 80 per cent. of their income.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIn 1986, just under 20 per cent. of all pensioner tax units received income only from state benefits; 53 per cent. of pensioner tax units were in receipt of state benefits greater than or equal to 80 per cent. of their gross income.
173WSource: Family expenditure survey 1986.
1. A pensioner tax unit is a single person of state pension age or over, or a married couple where the man is of state pension age or over.
§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the value of the state retirement pension in April 1989 if it had been uprated in line with prices since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe value of the state retirement pension in April 1989, based on annual upratings in line with prices since 1979, would be £41.70 for a single pensioner and £66.80 for a pensioner couple.