§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the estimated annual cost of social
ANNEX B Proportion of pensioner units with occupational pension and the average amount for those in receipt Percentage Units with Occupational Pension Average Amount for those in Receipt (£ per week. 1992 prices) Percentage growth in average amount since 1979 1992 1974 1979 1992 1974 1979 1992 1992 (a) All Persioner Units Pensioner Couples 53 65 72 51.30 52.80 92.20 75 Single Pensioners 24 32 53 37.20 35.00 52.90 51 All Pensioner Units 34 43 60 44.80 44.40 71.80 62 (b) Recently Retired Pensioner Units Pensioner Couples 53 68 73 56.20 62.10 100.30 62 Single Pensioners 24 37 53 46.40 37.70 71.70 90 All Pensioner Units 43 55 65 54.30 55.30 91.90 66 Notes
1. The Estimates of the percentage of pensioner units in receipt of occupational pension income are based upon data from the Family Expenditure Survey and the GAD Survey of Occupational Pension Schemes. Due to this use of additional information, it is not possible to derive the overall average occupational receipt from the estimates in this table.
3. Recently retired pensioner units are defined as: single women aged 60 - 64; single men aged 65 - 69; and couples in which the husband is aged 65 - 69.
4. All average amounts are means.