§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in the Burton constituency who will benefit from the pension credit. [113148]
§ Maria EagleEstimates of pension credit entitlement are not available at individual constituency level due to the insufficient sample cases in the survey data used. However, around half of all pensioner households across Great Britain will be eligible for pension credit.628W Such information as is available relates to pensioners in the Burton constituency receiving the minimum income guarantee (MIG) and is as follows:
As at November 2002 there were 2,300 MIG recipients in the Burton constituency.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry November 2002.
§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) male and (b) female pensioners aged between 65 and 80 there are in the Burton constituency; and what percentage of them receive means-tested benefits to reach the minimum income guarantee. [113145]
§ Maria EagleAs at September 2002 there were 5,800 male and 6,800 female pensioners aged between 65 and 80 in receipt of a state pension in the Burton constituency.
As at November 2002, 10.1 per cent, of male pensioners and 9.1 per cent, of female pensioners aged between 65 and 80 in the Burton constituency were claiming the minimum income guarantee.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, November 2002 Pensions Strategy Computer System as at 30 September 2002
§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in the Burton constituency who live(a) alone, (b) as a pensioner couple and (c) in a residential or nursing home. [113146]
§ Maria EagleThe information is not available in the format requested but such information as is available shows that the number of pensioners receiving a state pension in Burton parliamentary constituency at September 2002 was 17,700.
Source:
Pensions Strategy Computer System at 30 September 2002.
§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) male and (b) female pensioners aged over 80 there are in the Burton constituency; and what percentage of them are in receipt of means tested benefit to reach the minimum income guarantee. [113158]
§ Maria EagleAs at September 2002 there were 900 male and 2,100 female pensioners aged 81 and over in receipt of a state pension in the Burton constituency.
As at November 2002, 11.4 per cent, of male pensioners and 39.4 per cent, of female pensioners aged 81 or over in the Burton constituency were claiming the minimum income guarantee.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, November 2002 Pensions Strategy Computer System as at 30 September 2002
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Leicester East of 28April 2003,Official Report, column 191–92W, on pensioner households, what the average women's state pension as a percentage of the average men's state pension was in each of the last 10 years. [112362]
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§ Maria EagleThe information is in the table.
Average amounts of State Pension in payment in Great Britain and Overseas £per week September All Men Women Women's pension as a percentage of men's 1993 57.68 70.24 50.88 72.4 1994 60.12 73.58 52.78 71.7 1995 55.76 67.21 49.56 73.7 1996 58.57 70.78 51.82 73.2 1997 60.39 73.14 53.22 72.8 1998 60.68 73.47 53.44 72.7 1999 65.95 79.97 57.83 72.3 2000 67.40 81.71 59.05 72.3 2001 72.57 87.82 63.57 72.4 2002 75.96 91.67 66.60 72.7 Notes:
1. Includes Great Britain and overseas pensioners but excludes the majority of Northern Ireland.
2. Figures for 1993 and 1994 include Attendance Allowance paid with the State Pension.
Sources:
1. Information for 1993–1994–1995 is from the Social Security Statistics publication 1995.
2. Information for 1996 onwards: 5 per cent, sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System at date of extraction.
§ Judy MallaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners there are in Amber Valley; how many(a) are over 80 and (b) qualify for (i) additional winter fuel allowance and (ii) a free TV licence; and how many receive minimum pensions guarantee; and what the average payment was in the last 12 months. [113391]
§ Maria EagleAs at November 2002 there were 18,700 pensioners receiving a key benefit in the Amber Valley constituency. 5,000 people are aged 80 and over and if they are entitled to a winter fuel payment from this winter, they will also be entitled to the additional payment announced in the Budget. There were 8,400 people aged 75 and over receiving a key benefit who would therefore be eligible to receive a free TV licence. 2,800 people received an average weekly minimum income guarantee of £43.34.
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Table 1: Benefit spending on pensioners in cash terms £ million Retirement pensions Winter fuel payments Income related benefits Over 75 TV licences Other benefits Total 1992–93 27,944 0 7,290 0 2,572 37,806 1993–94 29,548 0 8,105 0 3,027 40,680 1994–95 30,178 0 8,363 0 3,314 41,855 1995–96 31,222 0 8,529 0 3,752 43,503 1996–97 33,031 0 8,618 0 4,148 45,797 1997–98 34,379 191 8,626 0 4,466 47,661 1998–99 36,154 194 8,577 0 4,793 49,718 1999–2000 38,077 759 8,869 0 5,086 52,792 2000–01 38,854 1,749 9,426 306 5,434 55,769 2001–02 42,023 1,692 10,183 365 5,820 60,083 2002–03 44,513 1,712 10,644 374 6,120 63,363 2003–04 46,628 1,891 11,479 406 6,398 66,802 2004–05 48,767 1,911 13,044 426 6,710 70,859 2005–06 51,088 1,933 13,975 448 7,072 74,515 Note:
Key DWP benefits for pensioners are state pension, minimum income guarantee, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, incapacity benefit, and severe disablement allowance.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry. November 2002. IAD 1C Client Group Analysis of the population over state pension age on key benefits (SP, MIG, AA, DLA, IB, and SDA)
§ Helen SouthworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners there are in Warrington, South; how many(a) are aged over 80 and (b) qualify for (i) additional winter fuel allowance and (ii) a free television licence; how many receive minimum pensions guarantee; and what the average payment was in the last 12 months. [113858]
§ Maria EagleAs at November 2002, there were 17,800 pensioners receiving a key benefit in the Warrington South constituency. 3,500 people are aged 80 and over and if they are entitled to a winter fuel payment from this winter they will also be entitled to the additional payment announced in the Budget. There were 6,700 people aged 75 and over receiving a key benefit who would therefore be eligible to receive a free TV licence. 2,400 people received an average weekly minimum income guarantee of £43.46.
Note:
Key DWP benefits for pensioners are state pension, minimum income guarantee, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, incapacity benefit, and severe disablement allowance.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, November 2002. IAD 1C Client Group Analysis of the population over state pension age on key benefits (SP, MIG, AA, DLA, IB, and SDA).