§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of entitled pensioners aged(a) 60 to 64, (b) 65 to 69, (c) 70 to 74, (d) 75 to 79 and (e) 80 years and older claimed the minimum income guarantee in the latest year for which figures are available; and what the (i) mean and (ii) median benefit not claimed were for each age group. [116255]
§ Maria EagleReliable estimates of take-up and the amounts unclaimed of the Minimum Income Guarantee are not available by age.
An examination of data underlying the latest MIG take-up statistics, which relate to 2000–01, indicates that there was no evidence of a clear difference in take-up between younger and older pensioners.