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167W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 168W Latest information for the north-east Government office region, is based on three year averages and is provided in Table 1 as follows: Table 1. Number and percentage of pensioners falling below 60 per cent. of 1998-99 median household income (uprated in line with prices), after housing costs, in the north-east Government office region, since 1997 1 Number Percentage 1995-98 200,000 37 1996-99 200,000 33 1997-2000 100,000 30 1998-01 100,000 26 1999-02 100,000 20 2000-03 100,000 14 2001-04 0 10 2002-05 0 8 2003-06 0 7 2004-07 0 6 2005-08 0 7 1 Information is in three year averages. Note: FES figures are for the United Kingdom, FRS figures are for Great Britain up to 1997-98, and for the United Kingdom from 1998-99, with estimates for Northern Ireland imputed for the years 1998-99 through 2001-02. The reference period for FRS figures is single financial years. Latest information for the UK is provided in Table 2 as follows: Table 2. Number and percentage of pensioners falling below 60 per cent. of 1998-99 median household income (uprated in line with prices), after housing costs, in the UK since 1997 Number Percentage 1997-98 3,000,000 31 1998-99 2,900,000 29 1999-2000 2,500,000 25 2000-01 2,000,000 20 2001-02 1,500,000 14 2002-03 1,200,000 12 2003-04 1,100,000 10 2004-05 900,000 8 2005-06 800,000 8 2006-07 1,100,000 10 2007-08 1,000,000 9 Notes: 1. FES figures are for the United Kingdom, FRS figures are for Great Britain up to 1997-98, and for the United Kingdom from 1998-99, with estimates for Northern Ireland imputed for the years 1998-99 through 2001-02. The reference period for FRS figures is single financial years. 2. Small changes in estimates from year to year, particularly at the bottom of the income distribution, may not be significant in view of data uncertainties. 3. Due to rounding, the estimates of change in percentages of pensioners below low-income thresholds may not equal the difference between the total percentage of pensioners below thresholds for any pair of years shown. John Mason: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government have taken in response to the recommendations in the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on Tackling Pensioner Poverty published in July 2009. [295440] Angela Eagle: The Government have provided a response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on Tackling Pensioner Poverty. This was published by the Committee on 19 October 2009 and is available on the UK Parliament website at: http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/ work_and_pensions_committee/wappnl 9102009_.cfm This Government have made significant progress in tackling pensioner poverty and this remains one of the Government’s key priorities. Pensions: Females Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will estimate the percentage of women retiring in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2014-15 who will be entitled to a full basic state pension; and if she will estimate for those who will not receive a full pension what their average percentage contribution record will have been in each such year; and if she will make a statement. [295458] Angela Eagle: The 2007 Pension Act reforms to basic state pension will mean that over 90 per cent. of women reaching state pension age from 2025 will qualify for a full basic state pension. In 2010-11 this proportion will rise to around 75 per cent. from around 45 per cent. today. Thereafter we expect the proportion to rise more gradually. Where available the information requested is given in the following table. An estimate of the average percentage contribution record for women not entitled to a full basic state pension reaching state pension age in the years requested is not available; information relating to the expected level of entitlement has been provided instead. Proportion of women reaching state pension age in the given year by their estimated level of entitlement to basic state pension Percentage Level of basic state pension entitlement 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 100 Around 75 Around 80 Around 85 61 to 99 Around 15 Around 10 Under 10 60 and less Around 10 Under 10 Under 10 Notes: 1. This table shows the proportion of people reaching SPA entitled to BSP at SPA, i.e. around 75 per cent. of females reaching SPA in 2010 are projected to be entitled to full BSP. 2. Women’s entitlement is based on their own contributions and on their husband’s contributions where the inheritance and substitution provisions apply for widows and divorced women. 3. Includes deferrers. Figures refer to percentage entitlement not to percentage of those in receipt of full BSP. Some people may be entitled but not be in receipt of a pension because they have chosen to defer their entitlement. 4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 per cent. Source: Projections from DWP Forecasting Division using the Government Actuary’s Department’s Retirement Pension Model; Great Britain only. Poverty: Children Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government is taking to address levels of child poverty. [294931] Helen Goodman: Changes to tax, benefits and back to work help in the last decade have lifted 500,000 children out of relative poverty and halved absolute child poverty. Had we simply adjusted 1997 measures in line with prices around 2.1 million more children might live in poverty today. Measures in and since Budget 2007 are expected to lift around a further 500,000 children out of poverty by 2010. Our Child Poverty Bill, now in Parliament, will commit Government to its eradication by 2020. Social Security Benefits John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many adults under the age of 30 years are receiving benefits from her Department. [292012]
169W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 170W Jim Knight: The information is in the following table. Total number (expressed in thousands) of adults under 30 claiming key DWP benefits by statistical group—as at February 2009 Statistical group Number Jobseeker 637.82 ESA and incapacity benefit 320.42 Lone parent 319.01 Carer 39.79 Others on income related benefit 45.92 Disabled 106.75 Bereaved 0.55 Total 1,470.26 Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. Social Security Benefits: Councillors John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance her Department provides on the eligibility of local authority councillors for (a) welfare benefits and (b) jobseeker’s allowance. [291989] Jim Knight: Detailed guidance on the rules of eligibility of local authority councillors for all Department for Work and Pensions administered social security benefits is provided in the Decision Makers Guide, a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library and which is also available on the internet at www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/decisionmakers-guide/ Detailed guidance on the rules of eligibility of local authority councillors for housing benefit and council tax benefit is provided in the Housing Benefit Guidance Manual, a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library and which is also available on the internet at www.dwp.gov.uk/local-authority-staff/housing-benefit/claimsprocessing/operational-manuals/housing-benefit-guidance/ State Retirement Pensions: Bedfordshire Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Mid Bedfordshire constituency were in receipt of a state pension in each of the last three years. [295406] Angela Eagle: The information is in the following table. Number of recipients of state pension in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency 2007 16,490 2008 17,110 2009 17,600 Notes: 1. Figures are as at February for the years shown. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10; some additional disclosure control has been applied. 3. Constituency is for the Westminster Parliament. Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. Winter Fuel Payments: Derbyshire Natascha Engel: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire received winter fuel allowance in 2008-09. [294763] Angela Eagle: For winter 2008-09, the number of people who received winter fuel payments in Derbyshire was 175,520. The number of people who received winter fuel payments in the constituency of North East Derbyshire was 23,160. Notes: 1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. data. Winter Fuel Payments: East of England Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for winter fuel payments from residents of (a) Mid Bedfordshire constituency, (b) Bedfordshire and (c) the East of England were subject to inaccurate data handling by the Pension Service resulting in an extension of prioritising time in the winter of 2007-08. [295415] Angela Eagle: The information requested is not available. HOME DEPARTMENT Tuberculosis Screening: Migrants 11. Mr. Sharma: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether migrants to the UK are tested for latent tuberculosis as part of the pre-entry screening programme for tuberculosis. [295135] Mr. Woolas: Pre-entry screening tests are conducted in order to detect tuberculosis. Latent or inactive infections very rarely develop active tuberculosis. It is when the infection is active that tuberculosis is highly infectious. There are presently no widely accepted scientific methods for detecting latent tuberculosis. Proceeds of Crime: Victim Support 13. Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that the proceeds of crime recovered by police forces are allocated to fund support services for victims of crime. [295137] Mr. Alan Campbell: Earlier this month my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary announced details of local projects to be funded under the new £4million Community Cashback scheme which gave local communities a say on how recovered criminal assets are spent. 11 projects are being funded which are victim-related. In addition £11 million from confiscated proceeds was paid last year as compensation to victims.
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