Written question asked by Hilton Dawson (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2001. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 22 January 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 from Lancaster and Wyre are claiming minimum income guarantee. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people from Lancaster and Wyre are claiming minimum income guarantee. [145614] Mr. Rooker: There are around 2,500 recipients of the minimum income guarantee in the parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Wyre. Notes: 1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error. 2. Pensioners are defined as where the claimant, and/or partner are aged 60 or over. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 4. Cases are allocated to each Parliamentary Constituency by matching the postcode against the 2000 version 1 ONS Postcode Directory. Source: Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, August 2000.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 361 c464W;361 c465W; 145614
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Income support Pensioners Social security benefits Lancaster and Wyre
Contains statistics: Yes
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