Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 5 February 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners aged over (a) 80 and (b) 60 years have received winter fuel payments in (i) Cleethorpes constituency, (ii) North East Lincolnshire local authority area and (iii) North Lincolnshire local authority area in each year since 2007-08.
Information on winters 2007-08 and 2008-09 (the last year for which information is available) is in the following table.
Individual winter fuel payments | ||||
Winter 2007-08 | Winter 2008-09 | |||
Aged 60-79 | Aged 80 and over | Aged 60-79 | Aged 80 and over | |
Cleethorpes | 17,820 | 3990 | 18,290 | 4130 |
North East Lincolnshire | 27,230 | 6390 | 27,670 | 6520 |
North Lincolnshire | 29,170 | 6560 | 30,000 | 6740 |
Notes: 1. Payment figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory. Source: Information Directorate |
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