HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c773W
Mr. Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioner households there are in England and Wales. [32721]

Mr. McCartney

There are 6.7 million pensioner households in England and Wales.

Notes:

  1. 1. We have defined a pensioner household as any household containing a person of state pension age.
  2. 2. Figures rounded to nearest 100,000.

Source:

2000–01 Family Resources Survey.