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Written question asked by Peter Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2004. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 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, what proportion of residents of Dumfries and Galloway are in receipt of pension credit.
Answer

Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of residents of Dumfries and Galloway are in receipt of pension credit. [188684] Malcolm Wicks: The number of individual recipients of pension credit in Dumfries and Galloway at the end of August represented approximately 7.1 per cent. of the total population and 27.2 per cent. of the population aged 60 or over.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c1745W;424 c1743W; 188684
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Pension credit Pensioners Pensions Take-up Dumfries and Galloway
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk