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Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of men over retirement age; and what number are in receipt of means-tested benefits.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
In mid-1988 there were approximately 3·5 million men over age 65 in Great Britain. Of these an estimated 1·1 million were in receipt of an income-related benefit.