§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners within the(a) Twickenham constituency, (b) London borough of Richmond upon Thames and (c) London will benefit from the introduction of the pension tax credit in October 2003; and if he will make a statement. [88817]
§ Mr. McCartneyEstimates of Pension Credit entitlement are not available on an individual constituency or regional basis due to the insufficient sample cases in the survey data used. However just under half of all pensioner households across Great Britain will be eligible for Pension Credit. Such information as is available relates to pensioners receiving the Minimum Income Guarantee and is as follows:
Area MIG Recipients1 Twickenham PC 1,600 LB Richmond upon Thames 2,700 London Government Office Region 212,100 1 As at August 2002 Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, August 2002