Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Chris Pond (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 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 pensioners were living in poverty in the London Borough of Wandsworth in each of the last three years. - Inc figure.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners were living in poverty in the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last three years. [197125] Mr. Pond: Poverty and social exclusion are complex and multi-dimensional issues, affecting many aspects of peoples' lives--including their living standards, health, housing, the quality of their environment and not just low income. The sixth annual `Opportunity for all' report (Cm 6239) sets out the Government's strategy for tackling poverty and social exclusion and reports progress against a range of measures. 8,500 pensioner households in Wandsworth were benefiting from the pension credit in May 2004. Information on the number of pensioners in low incomes in individual local authorities is not available.

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