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Mrs. Wise
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what figures are available as to the effect of increased fuel charges on the budgets of retirement pensioners.
Mr. Booth
The available information relates only to pensioners of limited means—namely, those covered by the retail prices indices for one and for two person pensioner households. Details of the budgets of such households for the 12 months to June 1975 were published
| RETAIL PRICES INDICES FOR PENSIONER HOUSEHOLDS | ||||||
| One person pensioner house holds | Two person pensioner households | General index households | ||||
| Fuel and light | All items excluding housing | Fuel and light | All items excluding housing | Fuel and light | All items excluding housing | |
| Weights | ||||||
| 1974 | 183 | 1,000 | 126 | 1,000 | 59 | 1,000 |
| 1975 | 188 | 1,000 | 131 | 1,000 | 59 | 1,000 |
| Indices taking 15th January 1974=100 | ||||||
| 1974 Fourth quarter | 118·9 | 114·2 | 119·1 | 114·1 | 119·6 | 116·1 |
| 1975 Fourth quarter | 160·6 | 145·0 | 161·3 | 144·4 | 162·8 | 145·7 |