Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 17 March 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of (a) men and (b) women receiving the basic state pension did not receive (i) a full basic state pension and (ii) a basic state pension of 75 per cent. or more of the value of the basic state pension in 2004, (A) in total and (B) broken down by age groups (1) 60–64 years, (2) 65–69 years, (3) 70–74 years, (4) 75–79 years and (5) 80 years plus.
The information is in the table.
Basic state pension recipients in Great Britain receiving less than the full basic state pension | Basic state pension recipients in Great Britain not receiving more than 75 per cent, or more of the full basic state pension | |||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | |
All | 10.2 | 50.9 | 2.9 | 42.7 |
60–64 years of age | — | 74.0 | — | 54.4 |
65–69 years of age | 15.3 | 68.9 | 4.0 | 58.7 |
70–74 years of age | 11.8 | 57.1 | 3.6 | 51.3 |
75–79 years of age | 6.9 | 42.0 | 2.3 | 38.1 |
80 years of age and over | 3.7 | 20.2 | 1.2 | 17.5 |
Notes:
1. Numbers are taken from a five per cent., sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Percentages are given as a proportion of the relevant gender and age group receiving a basic state pension.
4. A basic state pension is paid to those who fully or partially satisfy the contribution conditions for a Category A or Category B basic state pension, either in their own right or, where applicable, on the basis of their late or former spouse's national insurance contributions.
5. Numbers do not include people entitled to a basic state pension which is then increased when they meet the conditions for a Category D pension.
6. Full rate means the standard rate of a Category A or B basic state pension based on a person's own or late spouse's national insurance contributions—£77.45 for a Category A basic state pension in 2003–04.
7.75 per cent., of a Category A basic state pension in 2003–04 was £58.09.
Source:
IAD Information Centre five per cent., sample as at
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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