Pensioners (Fuel Charges)

Mrs. Wise
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what figures are available as to the effect of increased fuel charges on the budgets of retirement pensioners.

Mr. Booth
The available information relates only to pensioners of limited means—namely, those covered by the retail prices indices for one and for two  person pensioner households. Details of the budgets of such households for the 12 months to June 1975 were published---------------------
|                   |
---------------------
|                   |
---------------------
|                   |
---------------------
|1974               |
---------------------
|1975               |
---------------------
|                   |
---------------------
|1974 Fourth quarter|
---------------------
|1975 Fourth quarter|
---------------------