§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners are(a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of (i) state pensions, (ii) MIG, (iii) attendance allowance and (iv) winter fuel payments in (A) Perth constituency, (B) Scotland and (C) the rest of the UK. [76909]
§ Mr. McCartneySuch information as is available is shown in the table using figures for England and Wales in place of the rest of the UK.
Total Number of Pensioners in Receipt of: (i) State Pensions; (ii) MIG; (iii) Attendance Allowance; and (iv) Winter Fuel Payments Benefit Perth (000s) Scotland (000s) England and Wales (000s) State Pension 16.0 911.7 9,344.4 Minimum Income Guarantee 2.3 182.7 1,563.4 Attendance Allowance 2.4 129.8 1,158.4 Winter Fuel Payments 17.2 996.6 10,205.3 Notes:
1. Figures for State Pension, MIG and Attendance Allowance are based on 5 per cent. samples and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
2. Figures for Winter Fuel Payments are based on a 100 per cent. sample.
3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands
4. Parliamentary Constituencies have been assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.
5. Figures for State Pension are for individuals of pension age.
6. Figures for MIG are for benefit units where the man and/or woman are aged 60 and over.
7. Figures for Attendance Allowance are for men and women aged 65 and over.
8. Figures for Winter Fuel Payments are for men and women aged 60 and over.
Sources:
State Pension—Pensions Strategy Computer System, September 2001.
Minimum Income Guarantee—Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2002.
Attendance Allowance—AA/DLA computer system, May 2002.
Winter Fuel Payments—Matching Intelligence Data Analysis Service Winter Fuel Payment 2001/02 exercise.