HC Deb 06 December 1993 vol 234 c109W
17. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what measures his Department has taken to maintain support for the elderly.

Numbers and percentage of pensioners in the bottom decile, 1979 and 1990–91.
Pensioners in the bottom decile 1979 1990–91
BHC AHC BHC AHC
Number (millions) 1.9 1.7 1.2 0.6
As a percentage of all pensioners 22 19 12 6
As a percentage of all in the bottom decile 35 31 21 11

Source:

1979,1990 and 1991 Family Expenditure Surveys and Households Below Average Income 1979– 1990–91.1990–91 is the years 1990 and 1991 combined.

Notes:

  1. 1. Numbers and percentages relate to individuals in benefit units headed by a person over state pension age.
  2. 2. Individuals are located on the income distribution according to their equivalised household disposable income.