§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the present distribution of recipients of widow's benefits by income decile, distinguishing between those receiving widow's pension and those receiving Widowed Mothers Allowance. [76134]
§ Angela EagleI refer my hon. Friend to the written answer I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) on 1 March 1999,Official Report, columns 597–98. Information on Widowed Mothers Allowance is not available.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate(a) the proportion of recipients of Widowed Mothers Allowance who are in receipt of occupational pension payments and (b) their distribution areas on the overall income range and across weekly incomes in the form set out in paragraph 13 and paragraph 14 of his consultation paper on bereavement support. [76104]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available as information on current Widowed Mothers Allowance recipients in receipt of Occupational Pensions is not available because the sample sizes involved are too small to allow a robust analysis.
§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the cost of extending the bereavement payment to those bereaved people of pension age who are also in receipt of Income Support. [76449]
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Appointee Position and Non-Departmental Public Body Remuneration Air Commordore J. G. Hargreaves CBE Member, Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions None Brigadier H. L. B. Salmon OBE Member, Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions None Jean Cooper Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board £126 per meeting Dr. Margaret du Feu Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board £237 per meeting Marilyn Howard Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board £126 per meeting Dr. Karin Moses Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board £237 per meeting Lisa Shend'ge Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board £126 per meeting Mr. Brendan Fenelon Member, Industrial Injuries Advisory Council £112 per meeting Professor Eithne McLaughlin Member, Social Security Advisory Committee £128 per day Dr. Adrian Stokes Member, Social Security Advisory Committee £128 per day Miss Boyle Vice-Chair, War Pensions Committees None Mr. W. Brown Member, War Pensions Committees None Mr. Cartwright Member, War Pensions Committees None Mr. Jones Member, War Pensions Committees None Major Marshall Member, War Pensions Committees None Mr. Proctor Member, War Pensions Committees None Mr. C. Ruff Member, War Pensions Committees None Dr. J. K. Anand Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. A. J. Hicks Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. C. E. John Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. P. Griffiths Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. E. B. Knight-Jones Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. F. Willis Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Dr. R. D. Jones Medical Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £201 per day Mrs. M. Bhatti Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mr. B. Butler Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mr. M. F. Cook Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mr. A. Gupta Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mrs. S. Horn Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mrs. S. A. Howard Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mr. C. C. Lea Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day Mr. J. C. Locke Carer Member, Disability Appeal Tribunals1 £124 day
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 12 March 1999]It is estimated that extending eligibility for the Bereavement Payment would increase expenditure by up to £60 million for pensioners receiving Income Support (IS) in households in 2001–02.
Note:
This excludes IS pensioners who are in, or whose partners are in, residential care and nursing homes.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries.
§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of respondents to the Green Paper, "Support in Bereavement", expressed opposition to the replacement of widow's pension with a time-limited bereavement allowance; and what proportion expressed support. [77300]
§ Angela EagleOf the 80 responses to the Support in Bereavement Green Paper received, 28 respondents expressed opposition to the principle of replacing Widows' Pension with a time-limited Bereavement Allowance. 5 respondents expressed support of this specific aspect of the proposals.