Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Friday, 22 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 October 2004. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 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 in the Tooting constituency will be eligible for the winter fuel allowance for winter 2004-05. - Inc figure.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Tooting constituency will be eligible for the winter fuel allowance for winter 2004-05. [193795] Malcolm Wicks: It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the number of people in the constituency of Tooting who are eligible to receive a winter fuel payment as DWP administrative data does not contain complete information on household circumstances and payments are based on household composition. The number of people in the Tooting constituency who received a winter fuel payment for winter 2003-04 was 11,205 and we would expect numbers for this winter to be similar. Note: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest five. 2. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory. Source: IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample.

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