Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 2 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 July 2001. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Monday, 9 July 2001 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional claims for the minimum income guarantee (a) have been received, (b) have been processed and (c) were successful as a result of the national take-up campaign; and what his latest estimate is of the number of pensioners entitled to income support and not receiving it. - Including figures and ref to Income Related Benefits - Estimates of Take Up in 1998-99, copy in Library.

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many additional claims for the Minimum Income Guarantee (a) have been received, (b) have been processed and (c) were successful as a result of the national take-up campaign; and what his latest estimate is of the number of pensioners entitled to Income Support and not receiving it. [2390] Mr. McCartney: Up to the end of May 2001, 227,333 additional claims for Minimum Income Guarantee have been received and processed since the beginning of the MIG take up campaign in May 2000. Of those claims 110,744 have been successful. The latest estimates of pensioners entitled to Income Support and not receiving it are set out in the publication "Income Related Benefits--Estimates of Take Up in 1998-99". A copy is available in the Library.

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