Pensioner Benefits: Warrington

Helen Southworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Warrington were in receipt of (a) winter fuel payments, (b) pension credit and (c) home energy efficiency grants in the last year for which figures are available.

James Purnell
Last winter 36,790 pensioners in Warrington received a winter fuel payment. In August 2006 9,680 pensioners in Warrington received pension credit. Between June 2000 and December 2006 3,660 pensioner households in Warrington received home energy efficiency grants.

Notes:

1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.

3. Information on the number of households receiving home energy efficiency grants supplied by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Other information taken from Information Directorate 100 per cent. sample.