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Mesothelioma
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (a) men and (b) women broken down by occupation are in receipt of a disablement pension for mesothelioma. [69928]
Mr. Bayley: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
Notes:
1. Figures based on a 10 per cent. sample of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit assessments in GB, which include an adjustment for late statistical returns.
2. The convention '--' means nil or negligible, and an asterisk indicates that a figure may be too small to be statistically reliable.
3. Details of occupation are not recorded on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit current mesothelioma assessments data.
Source:
DSS (Analytical Services Division)
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Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many posthumous awards for mesothelioma were made for (a) men and (b) women, broken down by occupation, who have died in the last year for which figures are available. [69933]
Mr. Bayley: The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Pensioners (Tax and Benefits)
Mr. Webb:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners (a) pay income tax and receive a means-tested benefit, (b) pay income tax but do not received a means-tested benefit, (c) do not pay income tax but do receive a means-tested benefit and (d) do not pay income tax and do not receive a means-tested benefit and if he will break down the total by (i) sex, (ii) marital status and (iii) five year age bands. [69695]
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| Single male pensioners | Single female pensioners | Pensioner couples | All pensioner benefit units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensioners paying income tax and receiving a means-tested benefit | |||||
| 60-64 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 70 | |
| 65-69 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 40 | |
| 70-74 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 40 | |
| 75-79 | 10 | 20 | * | 30 | |
| 80+ | 10 | 20 | * | 30 | |
| Total | 60 | 110 | 40 | 210 | |
| Pensioners paying income tax and not receiving a means-tested benefit | |||||
| 60-64 | 90 | 170 | 840 | 1,100 | |
| 65-69 | 110 | 140 | 520 | 770 | |
| 70-74 | 100 | 160 | 350 | 610 | |
| 75-79 | 60 | 100 | 190 | 360 | |
| 80+ | 80 | 120 | 140 | 340 | |
| Total | 440 | 690 | 2,040 | 3,170 | |
| Pensioners not paying income tax and receiving a means-tested benefit | |||||
| 60-64 | 90 | 140 | 170 | 400 | |
| 65-69 | 80 | 220 | 170 | 480 | |
| 70-74 | 80 | 360 | 160 | 600 | |
| 75-79 | 70 | 370 | 150 | 590 | |
| 80+ | 120 | 570 | 130 | 820 | |
| Total | 440 | 1,660 | 780 | 2,880 | |
| Pensioners not paying income tax and not receiving a means-tested benefit | |||||
| 60-64 | 30 | 30 | 110 | 170 | |
| 65-69 | 40 | 130 | 270 | 440 | |
| 70-74 | 40 | 210 | 310 | 560 | |
| 75-79 | 40 | 200 | 200 | 430 | |
| 80+ | 50 | 310 | 150 | 510 | |
| Total | 200 | 880 | 1,040 | 2,110 | |
Notes:
1. Figures are given to the nearest 10,000 pensioner benefit units, although not necessarily accurate to that degree.
2. Figures of less than 5,000 pensioners are denoted by '*'.
3. Figures should be treated with caution since taxpaying status is not directly measured by the Family Resources Survey, but has been modelled to the 1997-98 tax system.
4. Pensioner benefit units are defined as single people aged 60 or over and couples (married or cohabiting) where at least one partner is aged 60 or over.
5. Taxpaying pensioner benefit units are defined as those where at least one individual in the benefit unit is modelled as liable to income tax.
Source:
The estimates are based on the 1995-96 Family Resources Survey and replicate those given in the answer of 5 November 1998, Official Report, columns 249-50. We anticipate that estimates based on the
1996-97 Family Resources Survey will be available after February 1999, as stated in the answer of 8 February 1999, Official Report, column 68.
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Pensioner Claimants (Benefits)
Mr. Rammell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what financial provision he expects to make in the financial year 1999-2000 for (a) administration of income support and (b) means-testing of social security benefits in relation to pensioner claimants. [70257]
Angela Eagle: Expenditure on the administration of Income Support for all client groups for 1999-2000 is estimated by the Benefits Agency to be £259.6 million. Of this total, it is estimated £71.3 million will be expenditure on the administration of pensioner cases.
| Benefit | Amount |
|---|---|
| Income Support (Minimum Income Guarantee) | 4.0 |
| Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit | 5.5 |
Notes:
1. The figures on administrative costs exclude payment for postage, encashment charges, accommodation costs office service contracts, computer infrastructure charges and other central service costs. Information on these overheads apportioned by benefit is not routinely available.
2. Figures on programme expenditure are consistent with those published in the November 1998 Pre-Budget Report.
3. For the purposes of Income Support, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, the term "pensioner" refers to a single person aged 60 or over, or a couple where one or both members is aged 60 or over.
Benefits (Maladministration)
Mr. Rendel: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, for each of the principal benefits administered by his Department, (a) the number of claims for financial redress for maladministration, (b) the number of such claims which were successful and (c) the amount of compensation paid in each of the categories (i) loss of statutory entitlement, (ii) actual financial loss, (iii) delay and (iv) consolatory payments, for each of the last 10 years. [70195]
Angela Eagle:
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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(58) Information relating to War Pensions Allowance is available in UK form only
Notes:
1. Departmental special payment arrangements were reviewed in 1996, and new categories of consolatory payments were introduced from April 1997. Data have been provided for 1997-98, which is the only complete financial year since the change.
2. Previous statistical data did not separately identify different categories of ex-gratia payments.
3. The number of claims made for financial redress for maladministration for previous years is unknown. Details are held only of those which were successful. However, fuller information is now being collected and will be available for the 1998-99 financial year, and future years.
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