asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people were in receipt of pensioner credit in each local authority ward in the city of Manchester since its introduction.[HL1425]
The Answer is set out in the table below.
Ward Name Pension Credit Household Recipients November 2003 May 2004 May 2005 May 2006 Ardwick 730 765 795 795 Baguley 720 810 840 825 Barlow Moor 610 665 695 705 Benchill 735 815 825 855 Beswick and Clayton 830 895 925 925 Blackley 765 860 915 935 Bradford 625 695 740 730 Brooklands 690 755 800 800 Burnage 750 825 875 870 Central 765 835 850 855 Charlestown 785 850 905 930 Cheetham 960 1,015 1,050 1,040 Chorlton 580 650 670 645 Crumpsall 770 810 870 860 Didsbury 380 440 480 475 Fallowfield 715 780 820 805 Gorton North 840 910 925 920 Gorton South 770 830 830 850 Harpurhey 875 940 950 935 Hulme 490 540 545 540 Levenshulme 615 660 680 680 Lightbowne 535 605 630 635 Longsight 975 1,025 1,005 1,020 Moss Side 880 945 1,010 980 Moston 645 735 750 740 Newton Heath 780 885 915 910 Northenden 790 865 915 890 Old Moat 680 760 785 780 Rusholme 585 620 650 660 Sharston 675 735 765 740 Whalley Range 605 670 660 665 Withington 490 525 560 575 Woodhouse Park 710 800 840 820 Manchester Local Authority Total 23,270 25,440 26,400 26,360 Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent data 1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest five. 2. Pension credit was introduced on 6 October 2003 and replaced minimum income guarantee (income support for people aged 60 or over). 3. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household.