§ 19. Mr. DickensTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioner households there were in 1979 and in the year for which the latest figures are available below the 1979 supplementary benefit level.
§ Mr. HagueThe information is not available. Supplementary benefit rates varied widely between households and it is therefore not possible to refer to a single level.
Since 1979, pensioners' average income has increased by 42 per cent.