§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners there area over the age 75 years divided into males and females; and what is(a) their average income from all sources and (b) the income distribution of such pensioners, in Great Britain.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 24 February 1992]: In mid-1990 the estimated number, in thousands, of people aged 75 or over in Great Britain was men, 1,331, and women, 2,568.
The average net weekly income in 1988 from all sources for non-married men and women aged 75 years or over and married couples where either one or both of the partners are 75 or over was:
£ Non-married men 86.10 Non-married women 70.50 Married couples 132.80 The weekly net incomes of these people are distributed in the following way:
Figures are in thousands of individuals or couples. Weekly net incomes Non-married men Non-married women Married couples up to £60 140 800 0 £60 up to £80 180 780 140 £80 up to £100 70 130 330 £100 up to £120 40 130 150 £120 and over 50 110 300 Total 480 1,950 920 Notes:
1. Population data is from the 1990 OPCS mid-year estimates.
2. Income data is from the 1988 family expenditure survey (FES).
3. It is not possible accurately to apportion some income sources between husband and wife—for example, income support/ supplementary benefit—from the FES. It is therefore not possible to provide sensible estimates of the separate total incomes of all men and women by sex.