HC Deb 27 July 2000 vol 354 cc842-3W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many women who turned 60 years in each of the last three years had a full basic state pension(a) in their own right and (b) by virtue of their husband's national insurance contribution. [132972]

Mr. Rooker

The information is in the tables.

Retirement pensioners—women aged 60 with full amount of basic state pension based on their own and/or their late husband's contributions
Thousand
March
1997 1998 1999
All cases 54.8 56.6 49.8
Based on own contributions 32.9 35.2 30.3
Based on own and/or husband's contributions 21.9 21.5 19.6

Retirement pensioners—women aged 60 with 60 per cent, of basic state pension based on their own and/or their husband's contributions
Thousand
March All cases
1997 35.4
1998 36.1
1999 35.5

Note:

The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred

Source:

5 per cent. sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System at 30 September 1999

Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will estimate for(a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 how many women turning 60 will receive (i) 0 to 25 per cent., (ii) 26 to 50 per cent., (iii) 51 to 75 per cent. and (iv) 76 to 100 per cent. of the basic state pension; [132949]

(2) if he will estimate for (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 how many men turning 65 will receive (i) 0 to 25 per cent., (ii) 26 to 50 per cent., (iii) 51 to 75 per cent. and (iv) 76 to 100 per cent. of the basic state pension. [132950]

Mr. Rooker

Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Women aged 60 and men aged 65 with the relevant percentage of the basic State pension 1
Thousand
All men aged 65 All women aged 60
All 256.9 242.6
0 to 25% 2.7 21.6
26 to 50% 9.4 56.1
51 to 75% 10.9 83.4
76 to 100% 233.9 81.5
1 As Government Actuary's Department does not produce forecasts for the future we have produced estimates on current data

Notes:

1. The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred, and include cases with a zero entitlement to the basic State pension

2. Married women with a 60 per cent. Category B pension are shown in the 51–75 per cent. bracket

Source:

5 per cent. sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System at 30 September 1999