Pension Credit

HC Deb 18 November 2003 vol 413 cc790-1W

Mr. Alan Reid

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Argyll and Bute constituency are in receipt of Pension Credit; and what his estimate is of the number of pensioners in the constituency who are entitled to receive Pension Credit. [139526]

Malcolm Wicks

The information is not available in the format requested.

As at 17 October 2003 the number of people receiving Pension Credit in Argyll and Bute constituency was 2,735.

Around 400,000 pensioner households are entitled to Pension Credit in Scotland.

Notes

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest five.

2. Figures are based on 100 per cent. Generalised Matching Service (GMS) data.

3. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.

Source

IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample.