§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of pensioners in(a) actual terms and (b) as a percentage of the total number who receive (i) Housing Benefit and (ii) Council Tax Benefit at (A) the full rate and (B) less than the full rate in each of the nations and regions of the UK. [140648]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is in the tables.
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Housing Benefit recipients aged 60 and over on full rate or part rate by Government Office Region—May 1999 All Housing Benefit recipients aged 60 and over by Government Office Region—May 1999 All Housing Benefit recipients aged 60 and over on full rate or less than full rate by Government Office Region—May 1999 Government office region Number Full rate Percentage Number Part rate Percentage Numbers Percentage Great Britain 1,769,000 100 1,054,000 60 715,000 40 North East 109,000 6 62,000 4 47,000 3 North West 221,000 12 141,000 8 80,000 5 Yorkshire and Humberside 178,000 10 110,000 6 68,000 4 East Midlands 111,000 6 61,000 3 49,000 3 West Midlands 176,000 10 112,000 6 64,000 4 East 144,000 8 83,000 5 61,000 3 London 233,000 13 139,000 8 94,000 5 South East 179,000 10 93,000 5 86,000 5 South West 121,000 7 71,000 4 50,000 3 England 1,472,000 83 873,000 49 599,000 34 Wales 81,000 5 54,000 3 28,000 2 Scotland 216,000 12 128,000 7 88,000 5 Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 1999.
Council Tax Benefit recipients aged 60 and over on full rate or part rate by Government Office Region—May 1999 All Council Tax Benefit recipients aged 60 and over by Government Office Region—May 1999 All Council Tax Benefit recipients aged 60 and over on full rate or less than full rate by Government Office Region—May 1999 Government office region Number Full rate Percentage Number Part rate Percentage Number Percentage Great Britain 2,542,000 100 1,497,000 59 1,046,000 41 North East 149,000 6 82,000 3 67,000 3 North West 337,000 13 202,000 8 135,000 5 Yorkshire and Humberside 253,000 10 150,000 6 103,000 4 East Midlands 173,000 7 97,000 4 76,000 3 West Midlands 270,000 11 164,000 6 106,000 4 East 208,000 8 121,000 5 86,000 3 London 290,000 11 183,000 7 107,000 4 South East 252,000 10 136,000 5 115,000 5 South West 184,000 7 111,000 4 74,000 3 England 2,115,000 83 1,245,000 49 870,000 34 Wales 129,000 5 87,000 3 42,000 2 Scotland 299,000 12 164,000 6 134,000 5 Notes:
1. The data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. The percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
4. Pensioner cases have been identified as those where the claimant is aged 60 and over.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual I per cent.