The information requested is in the following table:
Couples Single men Single women 60-64 68 76 120 65-69 178 129 130 70-74 187 134 137 75-79 186 133 134 Over 79 196 139 148 Notes: 1. Benefit income includes national insurance related benefits (basic and additional state pension, widow’s benefits and incapacity benefit), income related benefits (pension credit, housing benefit, council tax benefit and social fund grants) and disability related benefits (mainly disability living allowance and attendance allowance). 2. Figures are for Great Britain. 3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest pound. 4. Based on survey data and as such subject to a degree of sampling error. 5. Benefit income is self-reported and consequently can be misreported. 6. The breakdown by age for couples is by the age of the man. 7. The amounts for 60-64 year old couples and single men are lower than for older age groups because 60-64 year old men are not entitled to state pension. Source: Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2004-05