§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the most recent available date the number of primary benefit recipients who are(a) married men with dependent children, (b) married women with dependent children, (c) single men with dependent children, (d) single women with dependent children, (e) single men under pension age, (f) single women under pension age, (g) married male pensioners, (h) married female pensioners, (i) single male pensioners and (j) single female pensioners, broken down for each benefit. [90323]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
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Number of primary benefit recipients where marital breakdown is not available Retirement Pension1 Widow's Benefit1 Incapacity Benefit2 Severe Disablement Allowance2 Attendance Allowance3 Disability Living Allowance3 Men with dependent children 15,500 n/a 85,480 2,360 n/a n/a Women with dependent children 3,900 46,700 20,220 4,000 n/a n/a Men under pension age n/a n/a 1,035,020 145,940 n/a 817,700 Women under pension age n/a 234,900 488,080 183,640 n/a 635,200 Men over pension age 3,961,100 n/a 58,220 6,100 347,900 217,100 Women over pension age 6,905,500 n/a 18,140 34,640 884,100 372,300 1Figures as at 31 March 1999 based on a 5 per cent. sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System, including people resident overseas. 2Figures as at 30 November 1998 based on a 5 per cent. sample.from the PSCS Incapacity system, and may exclude a small number of cases held clerically. 3Figures as at 28 November 1999 based on a 5 per cent. sample.
Recipients of council tax benefit by status, pensioner status and dependent children, for GB, May 1998 where there is no available gender breakdown With dependent children1 Non-pensioners2 Pensioners2 Recipients with partner 473,000 657,000 681,000 Single recipients 1,033,000 2,057,000 1,930,000 Total recipients 1,506,000 2,714,000 2,611,000 1 Recipients with dependent children could be pensioners or non-pensioners, similarly, pensioners or non-pensioners may have dependent children. 2 'Pensioner' status has been determined by those in receipt of any of the pensioner premiums, and therefore non-pensioners or are those not in receipt of a pensioner premium. Note:
The data is provisional and has been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Management Information System 1 per cent. sample taken in May 1998
Recipients of council tax benefit by status, pensioner status and dependent children, for GB, May 1998 where there is no available gender breakdown With dependent children1 Non-pensioners2 Pensioners2 Recipients with partner 398,000 536,000 394,000 Single recipients 1,015,000 2,114,000 1,431,000 Total recipients 1,413,000 2,650,000 2,825,000 1 Recipients with dependent children could be pensioners or non-pensioners, similarly, pensioners or non-pensioners may have dependent children. 2 'Pensioner' status has been determined by those in receipt of any of the pensioner premiums, and therefore non-pensioners or are those not in receipt of a pensioner premium. Note:
The data is provisional and has been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Management Information System 1 per cent. sample taken in May 1998