§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners live in the El met constituency; how many of them he expects to benefit from the introduction of the pension credit; and how many of them he estimates receive a free TV licence. [123864]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information requested is not m ailable in the format requested but such information as is available is as follows:
As at November 2002 there were 18,500 people over state pension age receiving a key DWP benefit in the Elmet constituency. There were also 7,300 people aged 75 or over who were receiving a key benefit and therefore eligible to receive a free TV licence.
Estimates of pension credit entitlement are not available at individual constituency level due to insufficient sample cases in the survey data used. However around half of all pensioner households nationally will be eligible for pension credit.
Source:
IAD IC Client Group Analysis of the population over state pension age on key benefits (SP, MIG, AA, DLA, I B and SDA).