HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 cc32-3W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how man claimants of invalidity benefit(a) under the age of 35, (b) between 35 and 45, (c) between 45 and 55 and (d) over 55 years, receive both an additional pension and an occupational pension; how many of these in ach age group are (i)women and (ii) men.

1. Mr. Scott

Information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is the tables.

Invalidity Benefit claimants receiving Additional Pension as at 4 April 1992—latest date information is available
Age Total Men Women
Under 35 112,000 56,000 56,000
35 to 44 142,000 86,000 57,000
45 to 54 257,000 165,000 93,000
55 and over 719,000 609,000 109,000
Total 1,230,000 916,000 314,000

Notes:

1. Age as at 31 march 1992.

2. Based on a 1 per cent. Sample of claimants of invalidity benefit in Great Britain, rounded to the nearest thousand.

3. Figures may not total due to rounding.

Estimated proportion of invalidity benefit recipients receiving occupational pension:
Age Total Per cent. Men Per cent. Women Per cent.
Under 45 5 5 10
45 to 54 30 30 30
55 and over 55 55 35
Total 40 45 25

Notes:

Source: 1990 and 1991 family expenditure surveys, figures rounded to nearest 5 per cent.

2. Sample too small to breakdown under 45 age group further.

Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of state for Social Security what is the average amount of(a) additional pension and (b) occupational pension paid to invalidity benefit claimants who are (i) men and (ii) women.

Mr. Scott

As at 4 April 1992, the latest date for which information is available, average amounts of additional pension and occupational pension paid to invalidity benefit claimants was as follows:

Additional pension1 Occupational pension2
£ £
Men 15.21 65
Women 8.13 65
1 Based on a 1 per cent, sample of invalidity benefit claimants in Great Britain.
2 Estimated using data from the family expenditure surveys. Estimate subject to significant margins of error.

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