§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if, on the basis of data in the family expenditure survey for 1987, he will state the average percentage income of(a) all retired households, (b) single retired households, (c) retired one-man households and (d) retired one-woman households; in each case in all five quintile groupings, which is derived from (i) original income, (ii) contributory retirement pension, (iii) supplementary benefit and (iv) housing benefit; and what is the total average income of each group in each quintile.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is set out in the tables1.
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Average percentage income derived from: Original income per cent. Retirement pension and supplementary benefit per cent. Housing benefit per cent. Gross income Highest 77 20 1 204.50 Overall 46 44 7 93.50
Table 4: Single female 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 43.40 2 13 71 15 54.80 3 13 63 23 64.00 4 23 52 19 74.70 Highest 68 24 3 156.90 Overall 36 49 11 78.80