§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners in Scotland do not claim the income support to which they are entitled; and how many of those do not receive benefit payments to which they are entitled of between(a) £1 and £10, (b) £10 to £20, (c) £20 to £30, (d) £30 to £40, (e) £40 to £50 and (f) £50 and over. [53707]
§ Mr. DenhamThere are estimated to be around 100,000 pensioners in Scotland who do not claim the Income Support to which they are entitled. Information 477W on the range of the amounts unclaimed by numbers of pensioners not claiming is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Number of pensioners entitled to but not claiming income support in Scotland in 1995–96 by amount unclaimed Amount unclaimed Number of pensioners £0–£9.99 50,000 £10–£19.99 30,000 £20 or more 20,000 Total 100,000 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten thousand. The estimates are based on the 1995–96 Family Resources Survey and are almost certainly subject to some degree of error. The highlighted estimates are based on particularly small sample sizes and should be treated with some caution
2. It has not been possible to provide the figures with the breakdowns requested because the sample sizes are too small
3. A pensioner, for Income Support purposes, is a single person aged 60 or over, or a couple (married or unmarried) where at least one of them is aged 60 or over