§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what response he has made to the European Commission communication on aging (COM(90)80 FINAL).
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI refer my hon. Friend to the reply to him by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health today.
Table 1 All retired households Average percentage2 income derived from: Original income3 Retirement pension and supplementary benefit4 Housing benefit Gross income5 Quintile per cent. per cent. per cent. £ Lowest 10 80 8 47.50 2 14 64 21 63.70 3 22 61 12 80.50 4 35 52 6 109.80 Highest 75 23 0 254.80 Overall 47 44 6 111.20 1 Source: Family Expenditure Survey. 2 Percentage figures may not sum to one hundred as Social Security benefits, other than those listed are not included. 3 Original income consists of all gross income less all income from benefits. 4 It is not possible to accurately identify the state retirement pension and supplementary benefit separately from the Family Expenditure Survey. 5 £s per week at 1987 prices.
Table 2: Single retired households Average percentage income derived from: Original income per cent. Retirement pension and supplementary benefit per cent. Housing benefit per cent. Gross income Quintile Lowest 7 85 6 44.00 2 13 71 14 55.80 3 13 62 22 64.90 4 26 51 17 77.10 Highest 71 23 3 167.50 Overall 39 48 10 81.90
Table 3: Single male retired households Average percentage income derived from: Original income per cent. Retirement pension and supplementary benefit per cent. Housing benefit per cent. Gross income Quintile Lowest 5 87 7 47.00 2 16 70 13 59.80 3 18 60 20 69.40 4 37 47 9 87.40