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Written question asked by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Winter Fuel Payments: Greater Manchester

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) the City of Manchester and (b) Manchester Central constituency have received a winter fuel payment since introduction of the scheme.
Answer

Information relating to winter fuel payments for the winters of 1997-98 and 1998-99 is not available. The information on individual payments made from winter 1999-2000 is in the following table.

Manchester local authority Manchester central constituency
1999-2000 60,870 11,810
2000-01 64,365 12,560
2001-02 63,355 12,370
2002-03 62,640 12,295
2003-04 61,950 12,160
2004-05 60,085 11,795
2005-06 59,310 11,660
2006-07 58,870 11,560
2007-08 59,350 11,650
2008-09 59,790 11,700
Notes:
1. Figures up to 2004-05 are rounded to the nearest five
2. Figures from 2005-06 onwards are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Local authorities and parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.
Source:
Information Directorate 100 per cent. data.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c731W; 324885
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Greater Manchester Winter fuel payment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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