Written question asked by Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 14 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2003. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 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, how many people in Argyll and Bute constituency are in receipt of pension credit; and what his estimate is of the number of pensioners in the constituency who are entitled to receive pension credit. - Inc figures and fact that the information is not available in the format requested.

Answer: Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Argyll and Bute constituency are in receipt of Pension Credit; and what his estimate is of the number of pensioners in the constituency who are entitled to receive Pension Credit. [139526] Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. As at 17 October 2003 the number of people receiving Pension Credit in Argyll and Bute constituency was 2,735. Around 400,000 pensioner households are entitled to Pension Credit in Scotland. Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest five. 2. Figures are based on 100 per cent. Generalised Matching Service (GMS) data. 3. Parliamentary constituencies 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: 139526; 413 c790W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Eligibility Pension credit Pensioners Scotland Take-up Argyll and Bute
Contains statistics: Yes
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