§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the proportion of(a) children and (b) pensioners living in households in the bottom two deciles of income distribution. [97349]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation on the proportion of children and pensioners in the bottom fifth of the income distribution can be found in the publication `Households Below Average Income 1994–95 to 2000–01', a copy of which is available in the Library.
Department Agency/Body Staff days lost Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentre Plus 197,058 — The Pension Service 38 — Corporate Centre Nil — Child Support Agency 14 — Debt Management 2 — The Appeals Service Nil Non Departmental Public Bodies Pensions Ombudsman, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board, Independent Case Review Service for Social Fund, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority, Pensions Provision Group, Office of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioners and Pensions Compensation Board Nil Total 97,112 1 All but 814 days relates to a single dispute. Two disputes in total.