Written question asked by George Stevenson (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2003. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2003 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 he estimates (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples will on average receive each week from pension credit in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003-04. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what he estimates (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples will on average receive each week from pension credit in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003-04. [143878] Malcolm Wicks: The information requested is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table. Weekly average amount of pension credit in payment at the end of November 2003 £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Local Authority All Pension credit households Pension credit households Pension credit individuals Stoke-on-Trent 41.28 48.9 39.45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are based on 100 per cent. Generalised Matching Service (CMS) data. Data at 14 November 2003 has been rated up to give month end estimates. 2. Local Authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory. Source: IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 143878; 415 c1101-2W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Pension credit Pensioners Married people Single people Stoke on Trent
Contains statistics: Yes
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