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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's latest estimate is of (a) the number of pensioners, (b) the number entitled to pension credit and (b) the number taking up pension credit in Leeds, West. [189948] Malcolm Wicks: The number of people in receipt of state pension in Leeds, West was 14,500 (rounded to the nearest 100) on 30 September 2003, the latest date for which a figure is available. Information on the number of people likely to be eligible for pension credit is not available at constituency level. However, we estimate that approximately 400,000 households in the Yorkshire and Humberside region, corresponding to approximately 500,000 individuals (rounded to the nearest 50,000), are likely to be eligible for pension credit in 2004-05. Information on the number of pension credit recipients in Yorkshire and Humberside and Leeds, West is given in the table. Pension credit recipients, 31 August 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Households Individuals Yorkshire and Humberside 251,830 308,495 Leeds, West 4,435 5,275 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest five. 2. Individual recipients include a small number of partners under age 60.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c43-4W; 189948

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Eligibility Leeds Pension credit Pensioners Means-tested benefits Take-up

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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