HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc778-9W
Adam Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners qualify for the minimum income guarantee; and how many are in receipt of it. [35622]

Mr. McCartney

As at August 2001 there were 1,736,200 pensioners claiming the minimum income guarantee (MIG). Figures for the number of pensioners who may be entitled to but who have not claimed the MIG are contained in the publication "Take Up of Income Related Benefits: Statistics for 1999/00".

Mr. Stevenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners claim the minimum income guarantee in each parliamentary constituency in Stoke-on-Trent. [37268]

Mr. McCartney

The information requested is in the table:

Income support MIG claimants by parliamentary constituencies in Stoke-on-Trent, as at August 2001
Thousand
Parliamentary constituency Number of claimants
Stoke-on-Trent, Central 2.8
Stoke-on-Trent, North 3.1
Stoke-on-Trent, South 3.4