HC Deb 18 January 2001 vol 361 c389W
Paddy Ashdown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners in Yeovil constituency have a weekly gross income of under(a) £100, (b) £150, (c) £200, (d) £500 and (e) £1,000. [144586]

Mr. Rooker

The information is not available.

Paddy Ashdown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners in Yeovil constituency receive the over-80s premium on the basic state pension; and if he will make a statement. [144588]

Mr. Rooker

There are 2,321,800 elderly people living either in Great Britain or overseas who have an entitlement to basic state pension and who receive the over-80s addition. Among them, 5,500 are resident in the parliamentary constituency of Yeovil.

Notes:

  1. 1. The case count figures quoted are in thousands and are rounded to the nearest hundred.
  2. 2. Includes all retirement pensioners resident in Great Britain and overseas.

Source: 5 per cent. sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System at 31 March 2000.

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