§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2002,Official Report,column 855W, he will list the means-tested state benefits that attribute income from individual private pension funds not yet annuitised or drawn down; and how many (a)claimants and(b)unsuccessful claimants have been subject to such pension tariff in the last 12 months. [31454]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows. The following state benefits take into account income from occupational or personal pensions:
- Income support (or minimum income guarantee)
- Jobseeker's allowance (income based)
- Housing benefit
- Council tax benefit.