§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners with a final level of income below that to which they could be entitled if they could claim the Minimum Income Guarantee are disqualified from claiming the Minimum Income Guarantee. [119210]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is in the table.
Pensioners with income below Minimum Income Guarantee levels, disqualified due to full-time work or excess capital Capital All pensioners Excluding workers 0 to 3,000 25,000 0 3,001 to 8,000 50,000 45,000 8,001 to 12,000 70,000 65,000 12,001 to 16,000 20,000 20,000 Over 16,000 90.000 85,000 Total 255,000 215,000 Notes:
- 1. Figures are in 2000–01 prices and benefit levels.
- 2. Cases are rounded to the nearest 5,000.
- 3. The number of cases have been calculated using the Pensioner Income Series Data based on the 1997–98 FRS and the Policy Simulation Model (PSM) for Income Related benefits, based on 1997–98 Family Resources Survey data.
- 4. Workers include pensioners and/or their partners who are in full-time work.