Written question asked by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 January 2002. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 January 2002 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, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Wythenshawe and Sale East who (a) qualify for and (b) claim the minimum income guarantee; and how many will be eligible for the new pension credit. - Includes figures and fact that information is not available in format requested.

Answer: Paul Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Wythenshawe and Sale, East who (a) qualify for and (b) claim the minimum income guarantee; and how many will be eligible for the new pension credit. [30882] Mr. McCartney: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows: As at August 2001 there were 4,700 minimum income guarantee (MIG) claimants in the Wythenshawe and Sale, East constituency. Estimates of the number of people who may be eligible for, but who have not claimed the MIG are not available below national level. It is estimated that around half of all pensioner households, that's over 5 million pensioners, stand to gain from the introduction of pension credit.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 30882; 379 c415W;379 c411W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Income support Eligibility Pension credit Pensioners Take-up Wythenshawe and Sale East
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk