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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Bob Blizzard (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 23 April 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Pension Credit

Question
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Has he estimated how much extra money per annum those figures amount to in terms of what comes into the Waveney constituency? It strikes me that it is not just good news for pensioners, but good news for the local economy in which my constituents spend their money. They remember the time when there was no such thing as pension credit.
Answer

The average amount that people get from pension credit is just under £50 a week. A quick off-the-top-of-the-head calculation would suggest that about £13 million a year goes into the Waveney constituency from pension credit—a measure that was opposed by the Conservatives and was described last week by their Front Bench as a cancer.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
459 c648 
Session
2006-07
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Pension credit Waveney
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk