HC Deb 20 March 2002 vol 382 cc428-9W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what(a) proportion and (b) number of pensioners have income from earnings, broken down in both cases into five-year age bands. [44226]

Maria Eagle

The information requested is in the table.

Age Proportion of pensioners with income from earnings (percentage) Number of pensioners with income from earnings
60–64 20 80,000
65–69 19 320,000
70–74 8 130,000
75+ 2 60,000
All 9 580,000

Source:

Family Resources Survey 2000–01.