§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners currently receive private personal pensions; what percentage they comprise of all pensioners; and how many are estimated to receive a personal pension smaller than the level of the basic retirement pension. [3049]
§ Mr. HealdApproximately 250,000 or 2.5 per cent. of people over state pension age derive an income from a personal pension. This represents 2.5 per cent. over state pension age. The income from the personal pension was less than the value of the standard rate of state retirement pension for a single person in around 160,000 cases.
Source:
Family Resources Survey 1994–95.