§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of pensioners are claiming Income Support; and if he will break this figure down by(a) age and (b) gender. [135754]
§ Mr. BayleyThere are currently 1.6 million pensioners in receipt of the minimum income guarantee. This represents 13.6 per cent. of the pensioner population of Great Britain.
Minimum income guarantee pensioners as a percentage of pensioner population, by age and gender, May 2000 Percentage Age Male claimants Female claimants 60–74 years 9.7 9.6 75–79 years 7.4 16.3 80 years and over 16.0 33.3 All pensioners 10.2 16.2 Notes:
1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
2. Pensioners are defined as where the claimant, and/or partner are aged 60 or over.
3. Figure may include claimants who are in Residential Care/Nursing Homes.
4. Percentages are calculated using the ONS mid-term 1999 population estimates for the relevant gender and age band, and have been rounded to one decimal.
Sources:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000
Office for National Statistics Mid-term Population Estimates, 1999
§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners received the minimum income guarantee in each month since January to date. [135931]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information requested is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Pensioners receiving the minimum income guarantee, as at February and May 2000 Month Number of claimants February 1,604,200 May 1,614,500 Notes:
1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
2. Pensioners are defined as where the claimant, and/or partner are aged 60 or over.
3. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries, February and May 2000