§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the proportion of(a) men and (b) women over state pension age who have income from earnings. [32616]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information required is not fully available in the format requested. However such information as is available shows that 15 per cent. of pensioner couples have income from earnings and 4 per cent. of single male pensioners and 4 per cent. of single female pensioners have income from earnings.
Source:
The Family Resources Survey 1999/2000