Written question asked by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Thursday, 5 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people in Hampstead and Highgate will benefit from the increase in minimum income guarantee. - Including figures.

Answer: Ms Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Hampstead and Highgate will benefit from the increase in Minimum Income Guarantee. [158010] Mr. Rooker: We estimate that over 2 million pensioners in Great Britain as a whole will benefit from this April's increases to the Minimum Income Guarantee rates and capital limits. As well as those pensioners who might be newly entitled in Hampstead and Highgate, some 3,000 pensioners who are currently entitled will benefit from the increase.

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