Winter Fuel Payments Mr. Hepburn To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many pensioners aged 60 and over have claimed the winter fuel payment in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the north-east and (d) the UK in each year since its inception; (2) how many pensioners aged 80 and over have claimed the higher rate winter fuel payment in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the north-east and (d) the UK in each year since its inception. Mr. Mike O'Brien Information relating to winter fuel payments for the winters of 1997-98 and 1998-99 is not available. The information from winter 1999-2000 is in the following tables. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Jarrow constituency|South Tyneside|North-east|Great Britain| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999-2000|15,980 |30,140 |461,690 |10,084,130 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000-01 |17,340 |32,840 |511,880 |11,105,750 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001-02 |17,320 |32,740 |513,460 |11,201,900 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |17,340 |32,650 |516,760 |11,348,040 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |17,390 |32,600 |519,060 |11,468,240 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |16,900 |31,580 |509,230 |11,401,170 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |16,750 |31,220 |511,630 |11,514,760 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |16,970 |31 ,400 |518,560 |11,702,900 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Jarrow constituency|South Tyneside|North-east|Great Britain| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |3,120 |6,290 |95,150 |2,334,400 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |3,150 |6,300 |94,790 |2,313,230 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |3,170 |6,300 |96,000 |2,342,010 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |3,280 |6,430 |97,800 |2,376,870 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.2. Parliamentary constituencies, Local Authorities and Government office regions are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.3. The increased winter fuel payment for people aged 80 or over was introduced in winter 2003-04.Source:Information directorate 100 per cent data.| | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------