HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 c759W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimates he has made of the number and percentage of(a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples (1) under and (2) over 75 years of age entitled to, but not in receipt of, (i) council tax benefit, income support and housing benefit, (ii) income support and housing benefit, (iii) income support and council tax benefit, (iv) housing benefit and council tax benefit, (v) council tax benefit alone, (f) income support alone and (g) housing benefit alone. [19652]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is not readily available. Where obtainable, it could be provided only at disproportionate cost and would not produce reliable results.