§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people aged over 60 are not entitled to the winter fuel payment, broken down into each of the different groups that are not entitled to the benefit. [139120]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is in the table.0
Provisional information on the estimated numbers of people aged 60 or over who will not benefit from a winter fuel payment Number Residential Care/Nursing homes/Part III accommodation 220,100 Hospital in-patients (over 52 weeks) 1400 Sentenced prisoners 1,100 Notes:
1. Pensioners are defined as benefit units where either the claimant and/or partner are aged 60 or over.
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. Numbers are based on 5 per cent. sample data, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
4. Numbers marked1 are based on very few sample cases and are subject to a high degree of error. These figures should be used as a guide to the current situation only.
5. The entry under Residential Care homes also includes Polish Resettlement Homes.
Sources:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, August 2000. Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, May 2000.
Home Office Statistics. October 2000.