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What are the number and proportion of pensioners in each region of the United Kingdom who receive (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit. - Tables given. The info for May 1994 corrects that given in my reply at 269 c171-2W.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

17 March 1997

Answered on

17 March 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the number and proportion of pensioners in each region of the United Kingdom who received (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit. [17484] Mr. Heald: The information is in the tables. The information for May 1994 corrects that given in my reply of 9 January 1996, Official Report, columns 171-72. Income support pensioner recipients by region: May 1995 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GSS region Number of claimants Proportion of the pensioner population (percentage) South East 444,000 12.7 South East (except London) 236,000 10.4 London (inner/outer) 209,000 17.0 North 101,000 15.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 157,000 15.1 East Midlands 107,000 12.6 East Anglia 55,000 11.8 South West 116,000 10.2 West Midlands 173,000 16.0 North West 218,000 16.7 England 1,372,000 13.7 Scotland 165,000 15.9 Wales 95,000 14.6 Total (Great Britain) 1,632,000 13.9 Northern Ireland 59,000 21.0 Total (United Kingdom) 1,690,000 14.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Housing benefit pensioner recipients by region: May 1995 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GSS region Number of claimants Proportion of the pensioner population (percentage) South East 539,000 15.4 South East (except London) 286,000 12.6 London (inner/outer) 253,000 20.6 North 135,000 20.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 196,000 18.8 East Midlands 123,000 14.5 East Anglia 68,000 14.5 South West 128,000 11.2 West Midlands 188,000 17.4 North West 231,000 17.7 England 1,609,000 16.0 Scotland 234,000 22.6 Wales 88,000 13.5 Total (Great Britain) 1,932,000 16.5 Northern Ireland 42,000 15.0 Total (United Kingdom) 1,974,000 16.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Council tax benefit pensioner recipients by region: May 1995 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GSS region Number of claimants Proportion of the pensioner population (percentage) South East 732,000 20.9 South East (except London) 424,000 18.7 London (inner/outer) 308,000 25.0 North 184,000 27.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 283,000 27.2 East Midlands 193,000 22.6 East Anglia 101,000 21.5 South West 203,000 17.8 West Midlands 293,000 27.1 North West 360,000 27.6 England 2,347,000 23.4 Scotland 304,000 29.4 Wales 132,000 20.3 Great Britain 2,784,000 23.7 Northern Ireland n/a n/a United Kingdom n/a n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages are given to one decimal place. 2. A case is defined as being a pensioner if in receipt of the pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium. It excludes those aged 60 or over without a premium, i.e. preserved right residential care cases. 3. There will be an overlap between recipients of the named benefits. 4. Regions used are Government standard statistical regions. 5. Income support sample size 5 per cent. 6. Council tax benefit does not apply to Northern Ireland. 7. Figures are for benefit units which may be a single person or a couple. Sources: 1. Income support statistics quarterly inquiry May 1995. 2. Housing benefit management information system, annual 1 per cent. sample inquiries taken at the end of May 1995. 3. Office of Population and Censuses and Surveys mid-term estimates 1995. 4. Income Support (Northern Ireland) 100 per cent. sample May 1995. 5. Northern Ireland Housing Executive inquiry taken at 15 December 1995. Housing benefit pensioner recipients by region: May 1994 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GSS region Number of claimants Proportion of the pensioner population (percentage) South East (except London) 283,000 15.4 London (inner/outer) 256,000 {1}-- North 136,000 20.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 205,000 19.7 East Midlands 120,000 14.2 East Anglia 66,000 14.2 South West 127,000 11.2 West Midlands 189,000 17.5 North West 227,000 17.3 England 1,609,000 16.0 Scotland 245,000 23.7 Wales 90,000 13.8 Total (Great Britain) 1,944,000 16.6 Northern Ireland 42,000 15.1 Total (United Kingdom) 1,986,000 16.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: {1} London and South-east regions have been added together for the population estimate. Council tax benefit pensioner recipients by region: May 1994 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GSS region Number of claimants Proportion of the pensioner population (percentage) South East (except London) 433,000 20.9 London (inner/outer) 299,000 {1}-- North 187,000 28.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 297,000 28.5 East Midlands 192,000 22.7 East Anglia 102,000 22.0 South west 213,000 18.8 West Midlands 305,000 28.3 North west 362,000 27.5 England 2,390,000 23.8 Scotland 304,000 29.4 Wales 135,000 20.7 Great Britain 2,829,000 24.1 Northern Ireland n/a n/a United Kingdom n/a n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: {1} London and South-east regions have been added together for the population estimate. 1. In each table the figures in italics were transposed in error in the original reply. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages are given to one decimal place. 3. Regions used are Government standard statistical regions. 4. Figures for housing benefit council tax benefit are for benefit units which may be a single person or a couple. 5. Pensioners are defined as either a claimant or partner aged 60 or over except for the figures for Northern Ireland where claimant or partner are aged 65 or over. 6. Council tax benefit does not apply in Northern Ireland. Sources: 1. Housing benefit management information system, annual 1 per cent. sample inquiry taken at the end of May 1994. 2. Office of Population and Censuses and Survey mid-term estimates 1993. 3. Northern Ireland Housing Executive inquiry, taken at 15 December 1995.

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

17484; 292 c477-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What percentage of pensioners aged (a) 75 years and over, (b) 80 years and over and (c) 85 years and over received income support for the latest year for which figures are available. - Table given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

4 March 1997

Answered on

4 March 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of pensioners aged (a) 75 years and over, (b) 80 years and over and (c) 85 years and over received income support for the latest year for which figures are available. [17485] Mr. Roger Evans: The information is set out in the table: Proportion of pensioners in the population of Great Britain receiving income support: (February 1996) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age of pensioner Percentage of population 75 years and over 24.6 80 years and over 30.9 85 years and over 35.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Sample size 5 per cent. 2. Percentages are based on the age of the income support claimant as a proportion of all pensioners in the specified age group. 3. There will be an overlap in the numbers of recipients accounted for in each banding as a recipient may appear in more than one group ie. an 80 year old recipient will be represented in both the 75 years and over and the 80 years and over groups. Source: 1. Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry February 1996. 2. Office for National Statistics mid-term estimates of the population 1995.

Date

4 March 1997

Reference

17485; 291 c562W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will provide an updated analysis for each quintile of pensioners' income for single pensioners, pensioner couples and all pensioner units on the same basis as that given on 12th March 1996, 273 c596-600W. - Info has been placed in Library.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

14302; 291 c525W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What percentage of (a) pensioners and (b) pensioners aged over 80 years had access to a (i) freezer, (ii) fridge, (iii) telephone, (iv) car, (v) washing machine, (vi) television, (vii) video and (viii) central heating in (1) 1979 and (2) the latest year for which figures are available. - Table...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

27 February 1997

Answered on

27 February 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of (a) pensioners and (b) pensioners aged over 80 years had access to a (i) freezer, (ii) fridge, (iii) telephone, (iv) car, (v) washing machine, (vi) television, (vii) video and (viii) central heating in (1) 1979 and (2) the latest year for which figures are available. [17483] Mr. Heald: The information is in the tables: Percentages _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pensioners Pensioners aged over 80 Type of durable goods 1979 1993-94 1979 1993-94 Freezer or fridge freezer 32 81 20 68 Fridge or fridge freezer 88 99 79 98 Telephone 57 94 50 92 Car/Van 34 53 18 31 Washing machine 64 83 46 66 Video n/a 51 n/a 26 Central heating 46 81 43 76 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Access to a Television (percentages) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pensioners Pensioners aged over 80 Type of durable goods 1979 1991-92 1979 1991-92 Television 96 99 92 98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1. Information in the tables is derived from the households below average income datasets, which is based on information from the family expenditure survey. The latest available estimates, for 1993-94, are for two financial years data combined. Figures for 1991-92 are for two calendar years combined. 2. From 1993 onwards, information on access to televisions has not been collected in the family expenditure survey, as reported access to televisions had reached almost 100 per cent. The latest figures for access to televisions are therefore for 1991-92. 3. For HBAI analyses of the possession of consumer durables, it is assumed that members of the same household share common facilities. The percentages given in the reply represent the proportion of individuals in pensioner benefit units with access to each of the specified consumer durables within their household. 4. In HBAI, a single pensioner benefit unit is defined as a single adult of state pension age or above (65 for men, 60 for women). A pensioner couple benefit unit is one in which the man of the benefit unit is aged 65 or over. For the purpose of the over 80 years analysis, the same definition applies, except the age threshold is over 80. 5. Information on access to video recorders was not reported in the 1979 family expenditure survey. 6. All estimates are subject to sampling error.

Date

27 February 1997

Reference

17483; 291 c311-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will estimate the cost in 1997-98 of uprating (a) the £3,000 capital limit and (b) the £8,000 capital limit for income support for (i) pensioners and (ii) all recipients of income support to the level it would have been in 1997-98 if it had been uprated with prices...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 1997

Reference

14287; 291 c199W;291 c199-200W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the £3000 capital limit for income support in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (i) prices and (ii) earnings since its introduction. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 1997

Reference

14283; 291 c199W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the £8000 upper capital limit for income support in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (i) prices and (ii) earnings since its introduction. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 1997

Reference

14284; 291 c199W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will estimate the cost in 1997-98 of reducing the assumed income from savings for (a) pensioners and (b) all recipients of income support, with savings between £3,000 and £8,000, to (i) £1 a week for every £500 over £3,000 and (ii) £1 a week for every £1,000 over...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 February 1997

Answered on

18 February 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the cost in 1997-98 of reducing the assumed income from savings for (a) pensioners and (b) all recipients of income support, with savings between £3,000 and £8,000, to (i) £1 a week for every £500 over £3,000 and (ii) £1 a week for every £1,000 over £3,000. [14289] Mr. Evans: The information is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cost in income support and jobseeker's allowance in 1997-98 (£ million) Tariff income rule Pensioners All claimants £1 for every £500 above the lower capital 20 30 limit £1 for every £1,000 above the lower capital 40 50 limit _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1. Estimated using the 1994-95 family resources survey, uprated to 1997-98 case loads and benefit levels. 2. Estimates exclude cases in residential care and nursing homes. 3. Estimates include consequential costs in housing benefit and council tax benefit from new income support claimants being "passported" onto these benefits. 4. Estimates for all claimants include the costs of introducing the same capital limits in jobseeker's allowance. 5. Adjustments to these estimates are made using the May 1995 income support quarterly statistical inquiry and the May 1995 housing benefit-council tax benefit management information system. 6. Estimates are rounded to the nearest £10 million.

Date

18 February 1997

Reference

14289; 290 c505W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will estimate the cost in 1997-98 of uprating (1) the £3,000 lower capital limit for income support for (a) pensioners and (b) all recipients of income support to (i) £8,000 and (ii) £16,000 and (2) the £8,000 upper capital limit for income support for (A) pensioners, (B) all...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 February 1997

Reference

290 c504-5W; 14288;14290

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will list (a) the mean and (b) the median income for (i) single men aged 65 to 74, (ii) single men aged 75 and over, (iii) single women aged 65 to 74,. (iv) single women aged 75 and over, (v) pensioner couples aged 65 to 74 and (vi)...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 February 1997

Answered on

18 February 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list (a) the mean and (b) the median income for (i) single men aged 65 to 74, (ii) single men aged 75 and over, (iii) single women aged 65 to 74, (iv) single women aged 75 and over, (v) pensioner couples aged 65 to 74 and (vi) pensioner couples aged 75 years and over, (1) for 1979 in 1994-95 prices and (2) for 1994-95. [12991] Mr. Heald: The information is in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mean income £ Median income £ Single men aged 65 to 74 1979 93.20 76.90 1994-95 125.50 103.40 Single men aged 75 and over 1979 79.90 70.20 1994-95 148.10 103.80 Single women aged 65-74 1979 73.40 66.60 1994-95 122.10 97.50 Single women aged 75 and over 1979 71.10 66.50 1994-95 108.40 95.70 Pensioner couples aged 65-74 1979 153.60 127.00 1994-95 225.80 185.00 Pensioner couples aged 75 and over 1979 125.00 107.00 1994-95 217.00 169.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. All figures are given in 1994-95 prices and rounded to the nearest 10p. 2. A pensioner couple is defined as a couple where the man, defined as the head, is over the state pension age. The age ranges quoted for pensioner couples are for the age of the head of the couple. Source: Pensioners' Incomes Series 1979 and 1994-95.

Date

18 February 1997

Reference

12991; 290 c503-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

If he will estimate the cost in 1997-98 of increasing all capital limits for income related benefits for pensioner couples to one and a half times their current limits.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 February 1997

Reference

14291; 290 c505-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the 25 pence age addition to the retirement pension in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction; and if he will estimate how much it would cost to increase it to these levels. - Inc table.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

17 February 1997

Answered on

17 February 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the value of the 25p age addition to the retirement pension in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction; and if he will estimate how much it would cost to increase it to these levels. [14281] Mr. Heald: The 25p age addition to the retirement pension was first introduced in September 1971. In 1997- 98 it would be worth £1.70 if uprated by prices and £3.80 if uprate by average earnings{1}. The estimated costs are in the table{2}: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age addition in Uprated by prices to £1.70 Uprated by earnings to £3.80 1997-98 Gross cost £180 million £440 million Net cost £110 million £260 million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The uprated value of the age addition has been calculated by assuming that it was uprated each time Retirement Pension was uprated and all calculations were rounded to the nearest 5p at each uprating date. The upratings have been calculated using either the Average Earnings Index (whole economy unadjusted) as published by the Office of National Statistics or the Retail Prices Index (all items) as appropriate. {2} All costs are rounded to the nearest £10 million. The gross costs of uprating were estimated by the Government Actuary's Department. The costs net of the impact on income-related benefits have been calculated using offset ratios os 42 per cent.

Date

17 February 1997

Reference

14281; 290 c422W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What percentage of (a) single pensioners, (b) pensioner couples and (c) all pensioner units were dependent on state benefits for at least 75 per cent. of their income in the latest year for which figures are available. - Figs given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 1997

Reference

14269; 290 c73W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the widow's payment in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 1997

Reference

14279; 290 c73W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the (a) £500 and (b) £1,000 capital limits for Social Fund payments in 1997-98 if they had been uprated by (i) prices and (ii) earnings since their introduction. - Table given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 1997

Reference

14280; 290 c74W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the £10 Christmas bonus in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction; and if he will estimate how much it would cost to increase it to these levels. - Figs given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 1997

Reference

14282; 290 c73-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What the £16,000 upper capital limit for housing benefit and council tax benefit would be in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since introduction. - Table given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 1997

Reference

14286; 289 c711W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What would be the value of the £3000 capital limit for housing benefit and council tax benefit in 1997-98 if it had been uprated by (a) prices and (b) earnings since its introduction. - Table given.

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 1997

Reference

14285; 289 c711-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

What was the value of the basic state pension for (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples for each year between November 1979 and April 1997; and what it would have been if it had been uprated in line with whichever was the higher of average earnings or prices. -...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

5 February 1997

Answered on

5 February 1997

Sir Andrew Bowden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the value of the basic state pension for (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples for each year between November 1979 and April 1997; and what it would have been if it had been uprated in line with whichever was the higher of average earnings or prices. [14306] Mr. Heald: The information is in the table. £ per week _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Single pensioner Pensioner couples Uprating date Actual rate Higher of average Actual rate Higher of average earnings or prices earnings or prices November 1979 23.30 23.30 37.30 37.30 November 1980 27.15 27.60 43.45 44.20 November 1981 29.60 30.90 47.35 49.50 November 1982 32.85 33.50 52.55 53.65 November 1983 34.05 36.40 54.50 58.30 November 1984 35.80 38.25 57.30 61.25 November 1985 38.30 41.60 61.30 66.60 July 1986 38.70 43.45 61.95 69.55 April 1987 39.50 45.90 63.25 73.45 April 1988 41.15 49.50 65.90 79.20 April 1989 43.60 53.90 69.80 86.25 April 1990 46.90 59.15 75.10 94.65 April 1991 52.00 65.60 83.25 104.95 April 1992 54.15 70.80 86.70 113.25 April 1993 56.10 74.25 89.80 118.80 April 1994 57.60 76.40 92.10 122.25 April 1995 58.85 79.45 94.10 127.15 April 1996 61.15 82.55 97.75 132.10 April 1997 62.45 86.00 99.85 137.65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1. All calculations are rounded to the nearest 5p at each uprating date. 2. The alternative uprating has been calculated using either the average earnings index (whole economy unadjusted) as published by the Office of National Statistics or the retail prices index (all items), whichever was the higher.

Date

5 February 1997

Reference

14306; 289 c637-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

What amount and what percentage of the total awarded by the National Lotteries Charities Board since its inception has been allocated to organisations representing older people and pensioners; and if she will list the recipients and the amounts received. - Including figures and fact that the list of awards has...

Asked by

Andrew Bowden (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 January 1997

Reference

12992; 289 c150W

House

House of Commons

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