HC Deb 21 June 1990 vol 174 c700W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of women over retirement age; and what number are in receipt of means-tested benefits.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

In mid-1988 there were about 6.7 million women aged 60 or over in Great Britain. Of these an estimated 2.8 million were in receipt of an income-related benefit. The estimate relates to all women aged 60 or over including those who are the partners of claimants.