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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Ronnie Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in each ward in Blyth Valley were receiving (a) pension credit and (b) winter fuel payments on the latest date for which figures are available. [217152] Malcolm Wicks: The information is given in the table. Pension credit and winter fuel recipients, Blyth Valley _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Ward Pension credit recipients (households), Winter fuel payments, winter 2003-04 31 December 2004 Cowpen 435 945 Cramlington East 390 1,110 Cramlington Eastfield with East Hartford 70 285 Cramlington North 35 380 Cramlington Parkside 60 365 Cramlington South East 160 925 Cramlington Village 255 1,125 Cramlington West 185 540 Croft 360 895 Hartley 275 1,290 Holywell 230 750 Isabella 255 725 Kitty Brewster 215 720 Newsham and New Delaval 195 740 Plessey 405 1,265 Seaton Delaval 285 1,020 Seghill 175 640 South Beach 60 510 South Newsham 35 455 Wensleydale 245 805 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. All wards are based on census wards, current as at April 2003. 2. Winter fuel payment data for winter 2003-04 is the latest available. No figures are currently available for 2004-05. 3. All benefit counts at ward level are rounded to a multiple of five, to protect the confidentiality of individual claimants. Source: IAD Information Centre, Department for Work and Pensions

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c426-8W;431 c426W; 217152

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Pension credit Pensioners Recipients Social security benefits Winter fuel payment Blyth Valley

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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