HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1249-50W
Ms Corston

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of those in households(a) responding to the family expenditure survey of 1994–95 and (b) completing census forms in 1991 were (i) aged 75 to 84 years, (ii) aged 85 years or older, (iii) long-term sick and/or because of handicap limited in their activities, (iv) sharing household with others in the same dwelling, (v) homeless and (vi) unemployed for six months or more. [6799]

Mrs. Angela Knight

Information for (iv), (v) and (vi) is not available from either the family expenditure survey or the 1991 census. Information for (iii) is not available from the FES of 1994–95.

  1. (a) Percentage of those in households responding to the family expenditure survey of 1994–95
    1. (i) aged 5 to 84 years: 4.5
    2. (ii) aged 85 years or older: 1.1
  2. (b) Percentage of those in households completing census forms in 1991
    1. (i) aged 75 to 84 years: 5.5
    2. (ii) aged 85 years or older: 1.5
    3. (iii) long term sick and/or because of handicap limited in their activities: 12.2
Ms Corston

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the disposable household income at April 1995 prices of(a) the poorest decile group, (b) the poorest quintile group, (c) the average household, (d) the richest quintile group and (e) the richest decile group in the family expenditure surveys of (i) 1965, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990 and (v) 1994–95. [6800]

Mrs. Knight

Data from the family expenditure survey are given in current prices.

Information from the 1980 FES may be found for category (c) in table 44, and for categories (a), (b), (d) and (e) in table 47 of the 1980 FES report.

Information from the 1990 FES may be found for category (c) in table 31, and for categories (a), (b), (d) and (e) in table 25 of the 1990 FES report.

Information from the 1994–95 FES may be found for category (c) in table 8.1, and for categories (b) and (d) in table 8.3 of the 1994–95 FES report. Average weekly disposable household income of category (a) was £60.41, and of category (e) was £800.66.

All these reports may be found in the House of Commons Library.

Information from the 1965 and 1970 family expenditure surveys could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Ms Corston

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Tables 4.1 and 10.4, how many one adult and two adult retired households participating in the family expenditure survey for 1994–95 received income from(a) state pensions and/or income support only, (b) state pensions and occupational pensions, (c) state pensions and personal pensions, (d) state pensions, occupational pensions and personal pensions and (e) none of these sources, by gross income decile group. [6798]

Mrs. Knight

Pursuant to tables 4.1 and 10.4 in the report on the 1994–95 family expenditure survey, in each gross income decile group, over 90 per cent. of one adult and two adult retired households received income from category(b) state pensions and occupational pensions, category (c) state pensions and personal pensions and category (d) state pensions, occupational pensions and personal pensions. In each gross income decile group, less than 5 per cent. of one adult and two adult retired households received income from category (a) state pensions and/or income support only, and category (e) none of these sources.