Pensioners (Hansard, 19 April 1990)

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of single pensioner households in Scotland as a percentage of all households in Scotland.
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§ Mr. Rifkind
At 30 June 1989 approximately 16 per cent. of households in Scotland consisted of one person of pensionable age.

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent estimate of(a) the number of pensioners in Scotland, (b) pensioner-headed households in Scotland, (c) single pensioner households and (d) pensioner couple households.

§ Mr. Rifkind
The most recent estimates for Scotland are:

Number

(a) Number of persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1988 896,000

(b) Number of households headed by a person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989 582,000

(c) Number of households with one person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989 314,000

(d) Number of households with 2 persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1987 152,000

	Number
(a) Number of persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1988	896,000
(b) Number of households headed by a person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989	582,000
(c) Number of households with one person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989	314,000
(d) Number of households with 2 persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1987	152,000