HC Deb 26 April 2004 vol 420 c848W
21. Mr. Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners over 70-years-old he expects to benefit from the payments to mitigate council tax increases. [167697]

Malcolm Wicks

We expect around 4.86 million households in Great Britain to benefit from this payment.

Note:

Any residence found to have four or more occupants is not included in these figures as it is assumed to be a Residential Care Nursing Home.

Source:

IAD Information Centre, Winter Fuel Payments data Winter 2002–03 100 per cent. sample.