§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners use a pension book. [123070]
§ Mr. PondThe table shows the breakdown of pensioners claiming Retirement Pension (RP) and/or Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) using an order book.
Number of pensioners paid by order book Number RP and MIG 163,581 MIG only 1,201,570 RP only 4,279,911 Total 5,645,062 Notes:
1. The figures are current up to 13 June 2003.
2. Claimants in the RP and MIG category receive both benefits, paid separately by order book.
3. If a claimant is receiving one combined payment through the income support system for both MIG and RP they will only be shown on MIG and not on RP.
4. Claimants in the 'MIG only' and 'RP only' categories may also be claiming RP or MIG respectively but do not use an order book for these claims.
5. Figures quoted are for GB only.
Source:
DWP Information Centre, Information and Analysis Directorate (100 per cent. data).