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Sir George Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by how much the community charge of a pensioner couple, living in a district with a community charge of £380, will be reduced as a result of the Chancellor's statement, where their only income is the state retirement pension and they have savings of (a) £8,000, (b) £12,000 and (c) £16,000.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Pensioner couple aged 60 to 74, receiving state retirement pension for a couple of £75·10 a week, with a community charge of £380 each. | |
| Savings £ | Community charge benefit (per week) £ |
| 8,000 | 8·72 |
| 12,000 | 6·32 |
| 16,000 | 3·92 |