§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average value of weekly state pension paid(a) four weeks in arrears and (b) 13 weeks in arrears.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of the population of working age in Britain is(a) currently contributing to the state earnings-related pension scheme or (b) currently opted out of SERPS and is earning above the national insurance minimum contributions level.
§ Mr. HagueDuring 1991–92, the latest date for which information is available, of the population of working age in Great Britain with earnings above the national insurance lower earnings level:
- (a) 15.4 per cent. paid national insurance contributions to count towards the state earnings-related pension scheme;
- (b) 34.2 per cent. were contracted out of SERPS, including those who are members of an appropriate personal pension scheme;
- (c) 3 per cent. worked in both contracted in and contracted out employments.
Source: I per cent. sample of the national insurance recording system and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-1992 population estimates.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners receive their state pension via automated credit transfer(a) four weeks in arrears and (b) 13 weeks in arrears.
§ Mr. HagueAt March this year, an estimated 2,550,000 pensioners received their state pension by automated credit transfer four weekly in arrears; and an estimated 85,000 received their state pension by automated credit transfer 13-weekly in arrears.