HC Deb 29 March 2004 vol 419 cc1239-40W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Scotland were

Benefit/entitlement Payable from age Qualification align="right"2004–05 forecast expenditure (£million)
Winter Fuel Payments 60 Non-contributory; non-income-related. 1,740
Pension Credit-Guarantee Credit 60 Dependent on income and capital. 4,940
Pension Credit-Savings Credit 65 Dependent on income and capital. 1,030
Contributory basic State Pension (Category A and Category B) 60 to 65 Depends on National Insurance contributions; non-income- related. 41,190
Christmas Bonus 60 to 65 Non-contributory; depends on receipt of qualifying benefit. 110

in receipt of (a) the minimum income guarantee (b) council tax benefit and (c) jobseeker's allowance in (i) 2000–01 and (ii) 2001–02. [163127]

Mr. Pond

The information is in the table.

Minimum Income Guarantee, Council Tax Benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance recipients in Scotland in 2001 and 2002
Thousand
February 2001 February 2002
Minimum Income Guarantee 173.9 181
Council Tax benefit 537.4 530.3
Jobseeker's Allowance 109.3 102.7

Notes:

  1. 1. Minimum Income Guarantee data refers to benefit units where the claimant and/or their partner are aged 60 or over, and therefore will include some claimants aged under 60.
  2. 2. Council Tax Benefit data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
  3. 3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and quoted in thousands.
  4. 4. Minimum Income Guarantee figures and Jobseeker's Allowance are based on a 5 per cent. sample; therefore they are subject to sampling variation.
  5. 5. Jobseeker's Allowance figures exclude `nil benefit' cases where claimant is in receipt of NI credits only.
  6. 6. Council Tax Benefit figures are based on 100 per cent. counts. Figures for non-responding authorities have been estimated.
  7. 7. Council Tax Benefit totals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.

John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many non-pensioners in Scotland were in receipt of income support in(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [163128]

Mr. Pond

The information is in the table.

Working age Income Support claimants in Scotland in 2001 and 2002
Thousand
February 2001 238.5
February 2002 237.0

Note:

  1. 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and quoted in thousands.
  2. 2. Based on 5 per cent. sample, therefore subject to sampling variation.

Source

DWP-IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample

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