§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of(a) single male pensioners, (b) single female pensioners, (c) married pensioners and (d) all pensioners who are aged (i) 60–64, (ii) 65–69, (iii) 70–74, (iv) 75–79 and (v) 80 years or older are in a household with income below half the national average where income is measured (1) before housing costs and (2) after housing costs. [52386]
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§ Mr. DenhamThe information is set out in the table, and should be read as, for example, of all single female pensioners aged 80 or over, 28 per cent. live in households with income below half the national average before housing costs.
Percentage Single male pensioners Single female pensioners Married pensioners All pensioners Before housing costs Age 60–64 n/a (15) n/a (15) Age 65–69 *14 23 17 18 Age 70–74 (16) 22 20 20 Age 75–79 *17 27 28 27 Age 80+ (21) 28 30 27 After housing costs Age 60–64 n/a 24 n/a 24 Age 65–69 (21) 33 18 21 Age 70–74 (29) 35 24 28 Age 75–79 (27) 38 30 33 Age 80+ (22) 28 37 30 Notes:
1. Figures in brackets relate to fewer than 100 adults in the sample; cells where the sample size is fewer than 50 adults are marked by *.
2. Figures are for 1995–96.
3. The data come from the Department's Household Below Average Income (HBAI) series, based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS) which covers Great Britain. The FRS data were used to achieve a large enough sample size to provide robust information.
4. The income measure used is weekly net (disposable) equivalised income. The definition of income used follows that in the published HBAI series for FRS based results. The figures may be sensitive to the choice of equivalisation scale used.
5. A single pensioner is defined as a single adult of state pension age or over. There are therefore no single male pensioners aged 60–64.
6. Married pensioners are defined as couples where the man of the benefit unit is of State pension age or over. The age of the man in the couple has been used in the table to define the age of the couple and there are therefore no married pensioners classified as aged 60–64.
Source:
Households Below Average Income (HBAI).