Minimum Income Guarantee

HC Deb 15 March 2002 vol 381 cc1251-2W

Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much additional money, in total per year, would be paid to pensioners in North Norfolk if those not presently claiming the minimum income guarantee were to claim it. [43694]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is unavailable.

Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many entitled non-recipients of the minimum income guarantee there are in(a) the North Norfolk constituency and (b) England. [43695]

Maria Eagle

Estimates of the number of pensioners who may be entitled to but have not claimed the Minimum Income Guarantee are not available below national level. National estimates are contained in the publication "Take Up of Income Related Benefits: Statistics for 1999–2000". A copy is held in the Library.