HC Deb 05 March 2004 vol 418 cc1199-200W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many organisations have received a presentation from Better Government for Older People in each year since it was established; [157079]

(2) which (a) housing associations, (b) fire and police authorities and(c) voluntary organisations have subscribed to Better Government for Older People; [157080]

(3) which(a) primary care trusts, (b) care trusts and(c) hospital trusts have subscribed to Better Government for Older People; [157081]

(4) which(a) local authorities and(b) local strategic partnerships have subscribed to Better Government for Older People. [157082]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is not held centrally by the Department for Work and Pensions. Such information as is available is held by Better Government for Older People (BGOP) and has been placed in the Library.

Minimum Income Guarantee

at 3 October 2003

Pension Credit at 31 January 2004
Households Individuals Households Individuals Average weekly award

per household (£)

London GOR 214,155 252,615 238,535 282,585 60.07
City of London. 130 145 135 150 62.26
Barking and Dagenham 5,700 6,640 6,570 7,755 50.05
Barnet 8,205 9,700 9,015 10,675 62.14
Bexley 4,425 5,120 5,600 6,615 44.51
Brent 9,150 11,040 9,740 11,780 72.19
Bromley 5,935 6,735 7,205 8,300 45.35
Camden 7,170 8,240 7,640 8,765 64.77
Croydon 7,775 9,100 9,190 10,860 54.07
Ealing 8,680 10,420 9,460 11,385 69.60
Enfield 8,465 10,360 9,565 11,780 58.23
Greenwich 6,790 7,950 7,705 9,085 53.57
Hackney 9,120 10,715 9,610 11,270 67.99
Hammersmith and Fulham 4,900 5,545 5,320 6,010 61.18
Haringey 7,965 9,460 8,490 10,125 66.16
Harrow 5,840 7,195 6,415 7,915 73.07
Havering 5,655 6,530 6,960 8,210 43.41
Hillingdon 5,320 6,270 6,130 7,290 55.39
Hounslow 5,855 7,010 6,540 7,825 62.44
Islington 7,435 8,655 7,865 9,150 64.61
Kensington & Chelsea 4,365 4,905 4,730 5,305 65.79
Kingston upon Thames 2,595 3,015 3,170 3,720 50.39
Lambeth 8,395 9,545 9,210 10,520 61.67
Lewisham 7,605 8,665 8,580 9,850 53.81
Merton 3,880 4,560 4,675 5,555 53.12
Newham 9,815 12,180 10,335 12,825 67.86
Redbridge 6,720 8,165 7,430 9,060 61.49
Richmond upon Thames 2,870 3,210 3,520 4,010 48.56
Southwark 8,335 9,565 9,320 10,760 58.14
Sutton 3,745 4,250 4,635 5,345 45.12
Tower Hamlets 10,135 12,960 10,485 13,355 68.71
Waltham Forest 7,395 8,880 8,205 9,915 57.42
Wandsworth 7,375 8,460 8,240 9,510 57.71
Westminster 6,425 7,415 6,850 7,905 68.47
Notes:
1. Numbers of recipients are rounded to the nearest five.
2. Average awards are rounded to the nearest penny.
3. Individual recipients include a small number of partners under age 60.
4. Figures exclude a small number of clerical cases. There were 820 Pension Credit clerical cases in London GOR at 31 January 2004.