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Household recipients Annual pension credit expenditure (£ million) November 2003 3,890 9.1 May 2004 4,700 10.4 May 2005 5,150 11.4 May 2006 5,320 12.4 Notes: 1. Expenditure figures are consistent with the pre-Budget report 2006 and are rounded to the nearest million. 2. The number of households in receipt are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Annual expenditure figures are based on the household recipient figures for November 2003, May 2004, May 2005 and May 2006. Estimates refer to financial years. For example 2006 refers to 2006-07. 4. Pension credit was introduced on 6 October 2003 and replaced minimum income guarantee (income support for people aged 60 or over). 5. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household. Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data, DWP Accounts and Forecasts for 2006-07
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Household recipients of pension credit for Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency and the county of Lancashire—May 2006
Pension credit household recipients (000) Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency 5.16 County of Lancashire 55.16 Notes: 1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household. 3. Parliamentary constituencies and county areas are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory. Constituencies are therefore based on the 2005 parliamentary boundaries. Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data