§ Mr. BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the total number, and the proportion of(a) single pensioners, (b) pensioner couples and (c) all pensioners who receive (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit, (iii) community charge benefit or (iv) one or more of income support, community charge benefit or housing benefit.
§ Mr. BurtThe available information is given in the tables:
Number in receipt of IS (000's) Percentage of population over 60. (i) Income support Single people 60 or over 1,362 11.72 Couples (at least one aged 60 or over) 213 See Note 3 All cases 1,575 See Note 3 (ii) Housing benefit Single people 60 or over 1,517 13.06 Couples (at least one aged 60 or over) 493 See Note 3 All cases 2,011 See Note 3 (iii) Community charge benefit Single people 60 or over 2,296 19.75 Couples (at least one aged 60 or over) 983 See Note 3 All cases 3,278 See Note 3 (iv) Combined IS/HB/CCB (In receipt of one or more benefit) Single people 60 or over 2,800 24.09 Couples (at least one aged 60 or over) 1,069 See Note 3 All cases 3,869 See Note 3 Notes:
1. Source Income Support Annual Statistical Inquiry May 1991. Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit Management Information System, May 1991. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 1990.
2. All figures rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. Population figures are not available for the number of couples, one or both of which are aged 60 or over.
4. Population figures relate to 1990 (latest available information).
5. There is considerable overlap within the benefits. Most recipients of IS also receive CCB. Some recipients of IS also receive HB.