§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the(a) number and (b) proportion of widows in each region and nation who are in receipt of occupational pension payments. [76106]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
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Number and proportion of widows in receipt of occupational pension by Government Office Region/Home Nation (1996–97) Government Office Regions (excluding NI) Number of widows (000s) in receipt of occupational pension Percentage of widows in receipt of occupational pension All widows 1,760 50 North East 100 53 North West and Merseyside 210 46 Yorkshire and the Humber 190 54 East Midlands 120 48 West Midlands 170 50 Eastern 150 48 London 170 42
Number and proportion of widows in receipt of occupational pension by Government Office Region/Home Nation (1996–97) Government Office Regions (excluding NI) Number of widows (000s) in receipt of occupational pension Percentage of widows in receipt of occupational pension South East 240 55 South West 160 53 England 1,490 50 Wales 110 52 Scotland 160 48 Notes:
1. The estimates are for all widows including those over pension age.
2. All figures are estimates and are taken from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) data set based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The FRS does not include Northern Ireland. 1996–97 is the latest year for which information is available.
3. Numbers are given in thousands and are rounded to the nearest 10,000.
4. Due to rounding, components may not sum to totals.