Pensioners

Mr. Bowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (I) what proportion of recently retired pensioner couples receive income of at least (i) £30 and (ii) £89.90 a week from (a) an occupational pension, (b) income from savings and (c) both occupational pension and income from savings;(2) what proportion of pensioner couples receive income of at least (i) £30 and (ii) £89·90 a week from

(a) an occupational pension, (b) income from savings and (c) both occupational pension and income from savings;

(3) what proportion of single pensioners receive income of at least (i) £20 and (ii) £56·10 a week from (a) an occupational pension, (b) income from savings and (c) both occupational pension and income from savings;

(4) what proportion of recently retired single pensioners receive income of at least (i) £20 and (ii) £56·10 a week from (a) an occupational pension, (b) income from savings and (c) both occupational pension and income from savings.

Mr. Hague
The information requested is in the tables. -----------------------------
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|Of at least £30 per week   |
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|Of at least £69·80 per week|
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|Of at least £30 per week   |
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|Of at least £69·80 per week|
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|Of at least £20 per week   |
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|Of at least £43·60 per week|
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|Of at least £20 per week   |
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|Of at least £43·60 per week|
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Notes:

1. Pensioner units are defined single people over state pension age and couples in which the husband is over state pension age. Recently retired pensioner units are defined as single men aged 65–69, single women aged 60–64 and couples in which the husband is aged 65–69.

2. Figures are based on data from the Family Expenditure Survey of 1989, which is the latest year for which estimates are available. Amounts are in 1989 prices.

3. £43·60 per week was the standard rate of Category A pension payable for the greater part of 1989, and £6980 per week was the amount payable to a couple entitled to full Category A and Category B pensions.