§ David HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Midlothian constituency received the minimum income guarantee on the latest date for which figures are available. [137126]
§ Malcolm WicksAs at May 2003, the number of Minimum Income Guarantee recipients in Midlothian was around 1,700.
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
3. Parliamentary Constituency is assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.
4. MIG recipients are defined as Income Support benefit units where the claimant, and/or partner is aged 60 or over.
Source:
IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample