§ Sir Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a breakdown on the number of(a) single pensioners, (b) pensioner couples and (c) all pensioners (i) aged under 75 years, (ii) aged 75 years and over and (iii) in total given in the analysis of pensioner incomes by quintile published on 15 April 1994, Official Report, column 304.
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe latest information relating to 1992 pensioners' incomes details is in the tables.
The numbers of pensioner units in each quintile of the next equivalised income distribution of pensioners—Table 1: Single pensioners Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Under 75 300,000 3500,000 350,000 400,000 400,0000 75 and Over ∗250,000 ∗150,000 ∗150,000 ∗150,000 ∗100,000 Total 550,000 500,000 500,000 550,000 550,000
Table 2: Pensioner couples Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Under 75 350,000 450,000 400,000 450,000 550,000 75 and over 550,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 350,000 Total 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000
Table 3: All pensioner units Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Under 75 650,000 750,000 750,000 850,000 1,000,000 75 and Over 750,000 650,000 650,000 550,000 450,000 Total 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 Notes:
1. These estimates are taken from the 1992 family expenditure survey and are for private households in the UK.
2. The estimates denoted by an asterisk are based on unreliably small sample sizes and therefore should be treated with caution.
3. The estimates have been rounded to the nearest hundred thousand. Total population figures may therefore be misleading.
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1992 Version of Table 1 of the answer made on 15 April 1994—Table 1 the Average Incomes of Pensioners 1979–1992 (by quintile—quintile 1 = lowest—(£per week July 1992 prices). Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 Total Income Source 1979 1992 1979 1992 1979 1992 1979 1992 1979 1992 1979 1992 (a) Single Pensioners Earnings∗ 0.40 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.40 0.50 3.80 1.60 25.00 23.20 5.90 5.10 Benefit Income 51.00 57.20 59.20 68.10 62.10 78.50 61.60 78.40 55.90 72.00 58.00 70.80 Investment Income 2.00 10.50 2.20 5.00 2.40 4.60 6.90 12.80 33.00 93.20 9.30 25.20 Occupational Pension 0.60 2.10 1.90 5.40 3.30 8.00 7.90 24.30 37.10 82.90 10.10 24.50 Other∗ 0.50 0.10 0.20 0.40 0.30 0.20 1.00 0.30 1.00 2.80 0.60 0.70 Gross Income 54.50 69.80 63.50 79.00 68.50 91.90 81.20 117.40 152.00 274.10 83.90 126.40 Deductions 5.60 12.90 4.70 5.60 4.40 6.20 7.30 10.70 29.50 49.50 10.30 17.00 Net Income BHC (mean) 48.90 56.90 58.90 73.40 64.10 85.70 74.00 106.70 122.50 224.60 73.60 109.40 Net Income AHC (mean) 38.10 42.30 47.40 55.80 51.30 64.30 59.60 90.40 107.10 212.80 60.70 93.00 Net Income (BHC (median) 50.50 58.90 60.20 75.50 66.80 86.30 74.40 105.60 106.10 184.30 66.80 86.30 Net Income AHC (median) 40.20 46.60 47.40 55.70 52.10 62.80 60.00 88.60 92.80 175.50 52.10 62.80 (b) Pensioner Couples Earnings∗ 0.30 0.10 1.30 2.70 5.90 6.60 28.00 15.60 95.50 65.20 26.10 18.00 Benefit Income 85.50 100.80 93.10 110.00 93.00 111.80 88.10 110.60 78.80 102.10 87.70 107.10 Investment Income 2.70 4.60 3.70 8.40 5.80 26.20 10.70 42.80 64.70 145.60 17.50 45.40 Occupational Pension 2.60 7.00 7.30 19.10 19.20 35.30 38.30 79.10 96.30 189.70 32.60 65.90 Other∗ 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 1.60 1.30 0.90 1.40 1.10 3.70 0.90 1.40 Gross Income 91.40 112.90 105.80 140.40 125.50 181.20 166.00 249.50 336.40 506.30 164.80 237.80 Deductions 6.10 10.60 5.70 11.10 8.40 17.00 18.40 26.90 80.80 92.70 23.80 31.60 Net Income BHC (mean) 85.20 102.30 100.20 129.30 117.10 164.20 147.60 222.70 255.60 413.60 141.00 206.20 Net Income AHC (mean) 70.60 83.80 83.20 112.00 100.10 148.10 128.90 209.80 228.70 400.80 122.20 190.70 Net Income BHC (median) 85.80 105.10 99.20 128.10 115.10 162.90 145.50 220.80 221.00 364.60 115.10 162.90 Net Income AHC (median) 70.90 84.90 82.30 112.50 97.90 145.80 128.00 208.50 197.90 352.70 97.90 145.80 (c) Pensioner Units Earnings∗ 0.30 0.00 0.50 0.80 0.90 1.90 10.50 7.40 52.20 39.50 12.90 9.90 Benefit Income 62.70 70.80 71.30 83.10 69.40 89.00 70.30 92.30 67.40 86.70 68.20 84.40 Investment Income 2.20 8.40 2.80 5.20 3.00 9.90 8.50 24.50 44.10 116.00 12.10 32.80 Occupational Pension 1.30 3.60 3.90 8.70 6.40 15.40 17.20 41.20 60.80 131.10 17.90 40.00 Other∗ 0.40 0.20 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.60 1.40 0.50 0.80 3.40 0.70 1.00 Gross Income 67.00 83.00 78.70 98.20 80.20 116.70 107.90 165.80 225.40 376.70 111.80 168.10 Deductions 5.80 11.80 5.00 7.30 5.20 8.90 10.20 16.90 48.50 67.40 14.90 22.40 Net Income BHC (mean) 61.20 71.20 73.710 90.90 75.00 107.90 97.70 148.90 176.90 309.30 96.90 145.60 Net Income AHC (mean) 52.80 57.70 57.90 65.80 61.90 93.00 83.10 137.50 154.00 293.90 81.90 129.50 Net Income BHC (median) 53.70 63.60 62.50 80.40 68.40 93.50 85.10 134.20 163.00 266.60 68.40 93.50 Net Income AHC (median) 43.40 50.50 48.00 57.70 53.00 76.40 67.40 120.80 141.20 254.70 53.00 76.40
Average income change (per cent.)—Single Pensioners (S), Pensioner Couples (C) and Pensioner Units (U) Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Income Source S C U S C U S C U (d) Growth in Pensioner Income 1979–92 Earnings∗ -96 -59 -89 50 107 59 50 12 121 Benefit Income 12 18 13 15 18 17 26 20 28 Investment Income 413 70 274 132 128 87 94 350 226 Occupational Pension 227 165 178 187 162 126 139 84 140 Other∗ -87 56 -45 125 -22 34 -30 -22 16 Gross Income 28 24 24 24 33 25 34 44 45 Deductions 129 73 104 21 96 45 41 103 71 Net Income BHC (median) 17 23 18 25 29 29 29 42 37 Net Income AHC (median) 16 20 16 17 37 20 20 49 44 198W199W
Average income change (per cent)—Single Pensioners(S), Pensioner Couples(C) and Pensioner Units(U) Quintile 4 Quintile 5 Total Income Source S C U S C U S C U (d) Growth in Pensioner Income 1979–1992 Earnings∗ -57 -44 -30 -7 -32 -24 -14 -31 -23 Benefit Income 27 26 31 29 30 29 22 22 24 Investment Income 85 300 189 182 125 163 172 160 171 Occupational Pension 207 106 139 124 97 116 142 102 123 Other∗ -72 61 -68 190 235 307 29 65 48
Average income change (per cent)—Single Pensioners(S), Pensioner Couples(C) and Pensioner Units(U) Quintile 4 Quintile 5 Total Income Source S C U S C U S C U Gross Income 45 50 54 80 50 67 51 44 50 Deductions 47 46 66 68 15 39 65 33 50 Net Income BHC (median) 42 52 58 74 65 63 49 (mean) 46 (mean) 50 (mean) Net Income AHC (median) 48 63 79 89 78 80 53 (mean) 56 (mean) 58 (mean) Notes: N.B. means given for total income growth.
∗ Indicates that sample sizes are too small to provide reliable estimates. Figures are shown only to demonstrate how totals are arrived at.
1.All figures before housing costs (BHC) unless otherwise stated. After housing costs= AHC.
2.All average amounts are means except where otherwise stated.
3.Components may not sum to totals owing to rounding.
4.Pensioner units are defined as single people over state pension age and couples in which the husband is over state pension age.
5.Estimates of percentage growth are based on unrounded income figures and may not therefore be the same as those calculated from the rounded amounts shown in the table.
6.Estimates of growth in total net incomes by quintile are based on medians. Estimates of growth of components of income and total incomes of all pensioners are based on means.
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