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Unclaimed Benefit
Mrs. Irene Adams: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the latest estimate is of unclaimed benefit in (a) Paisley, North, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. [73672]
Malcolm Wicks: The information requested for the Paisley, North constituency and for Scotland is not available.
Estimates of the number of families entitled to income related benefits but not claiming them in Great Britain are published in ''Income Related Benefits—Estimates of Take-Up''. Copies of this annual publication are in the Library.
Information on other benefits is not available.
Pensions
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; how many (a) men and (b) women reached state pension age in each year between 1995 and 2000 and (ii) are expected to reach state pension age in each year between 2006 and 2010. [74722]
Mr. McCartney: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 | Aged 60 | |
| 1995 | 262,000 | 288,000 |
| 1996 | 265,000 | 294,000 |
| 1997 | 261,000 | 296,000 |
| 1998 | 252,000 | 301,000 |
| 1999 | 253,000 | 304,000 |
| 2000 | 260,000 | 299,000 |
Notes:
1. Figures are mid year estimates of men aged 65 and women aged 60 in the UK, rounded to the nearest 1,000.
Source:
1991 UK Census based annual mid-year population estimates, Office for National Statistics.
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 | Aged 60 | |
| 2006 | 256,000 | 350,000 |
| 2007 | 277,000 | 447,000 |
| 2008 | 302,000 | 412,000 |
| 2009 | 317,000 | 386,000 |
| 2010 | 314,000 | 373,000 |
Notes:
1. Figures are mid year estimates of men aged 65 and women aged 60 in the UK, rounded to the nearest 1,000.
2. No account has been taken of the change in female state pension age in 2010.
Source:
The Government Actuary's mid-2000 based Population Projections.
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Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the possibility of making private and company pensions compulsory. [73767]
Mr. McCartney: Compulsion already exists in the pensions system. Most employees employed people are required to contribute to the Basic State Pension and, in the case of employees, to the State Second Pension unless they are contributing to a private pension and are contracted out of the state scheme.
We recognise the role pension providers play in encouraging individuals to save for a pension. The UK has a tradition of voluntary pension provision by employers and the implications of moving away from that would have to be considered fully before such a step was taken. We continue to believe that the best route for pension saving is via the employer and with the introduction of stakeholder pensions most employees have access to a good value pension at the workplace.
Benefits (Portsmouth, South)
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the number of pensioners eligible for benefits and entitlements in Portsmouth, South; and if he will make a statement. [73875]
Mr. McCartney: Such information as is available is shown in the table below. Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are not available at constituency level. Estimates of the number of pensioners eligible for but not claiming the MIG are not available below national level. These figures are included in the publication ''Take Up of Income Related Benefits: Statistics for 1999/2000'', copies of which are available in the Library.
| Benefit | Total recipients |
|---|---|
| Minimum Income Guarantee | 3,600 |
| State Pension | 17,000 |
| Attendance Allowance | 2,100 |
| Winter Fuel Payment | 17,700 |
| Free TV Licence (entitlement) | 6,700 |
Sources:
MIG—Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2002
Figures marked''*'' are subject to a high degree of sampling variation and should be used as a guide to the current situation only
State Pensions—Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample from the Pensions Strategy Computer System at 30 March 2002.
AA Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample from the AA/DLA computer system at 28 February 2002.
WFP—Figures taken from a 100 per cent. sample from the Winter Fuel Payment 2001/2002 Exercise
Free TV Licence—Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample from the Client Group analysis of the population over state pension age as at 30 November 2001.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of unclaimed benefits and entitlements in Portsmouth, South; and if he will make a statement. [73877]
Malcolm Wicks: The information requested is not available.
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E-Applications (Benefits)
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which benefit application forms (a) are available on the internet for download and (b) can be filled in on a computer screen; and how many electronic application forms have been submitted over the internet for each relevant benefit during the last 12 months. [74727]
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Mr. McCartney: There are fifty-five benefit application forms available on the DWP Internet site for download, those marked (b) can be filled in on a computer screen.
There is only one application form that can be submitted over the internet, the BR19 Pension Forecast request. 25,000 people have submitted this form to date.
| Benefit | Form name | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance Allowance | DS2A (b) DS2A-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Back to Work Bonus | BTWB1 (b) BTWB1-print (a) | Claim form |
| Bereavement | BB1 (b) BB1-print (a) | |
| Child Benefit | CH2 (b) CH2-print (a) | |
| Child Maintenance Bonus | CMB1 (b) CMB1-print (a) | Claim form |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA1 (b) CSA1-print (a) | Maintenance Application Form |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA 150 (b)CSA 150-print (a) | Earnings details |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA1 (TC) (b) CSA1 (TC)-print (a) | Tax Credits |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA3 (b) CSA3-print (a) | Maintenance Enquiry Form |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA3 (IS) (b) CSA3 (IS)-print (a) | Income Support |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA3 (TC) (b) CSA3 (TC)-print (a) | Tax Credits |
| Child Support Maintenance | CSA6 (b) CSA6-print (a) | Request for information from the Mortgage lender |
| Disability Living Allowance | DLA1A (b) DLA1A-print (a) | Adult claim pack |
| Disability Living Allowance | DLA1A (b) DLA1A-print (a) | Child claim pack |
| Guardian's Allowance | BG1 (b) BG1-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Housing Benefit and Council | ||
| Tax Benefit | NHB1(CTB) (b) NHB1(CTB)-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Housing Benefit and Council | ||
| Tax Benefit | NHB1(HB) (b) NHB1(HB)-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Incapacity Benefit | IBY1 (b) IBY1-print (a) | Non-contributory IB claim form |
| Incapacity Benefit | SC1 (b) SC1-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Income Support | B16 (b) B16-print (a) | Self-Employed/Sub-contractor |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100A (b) BI100A-print (a) | Accident at work |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100B (b) BI100B-print (a) | Prescribed industrial disease |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100C (b) BI100C-print (a) | Chronic bronchitis etc |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100E (b) BI100E-print (a) | Allergic rhinitis |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100-OA (b) BI100-OA-print (a) | Occupational asthma |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100-OD (b) BI100-OD-print (a) | Occupational deafness |
| Industrial Injuries | BI100-PN (b) BI100-PN-print (a) | |
| Industrial Injuries | BI103 (b) BI103-print (a) | Reduced Earnings Allowance |
| Industrial Injuries | BI104 (b) BI104-print (a) | Constant Attendance Allowance |
| Industrial Injuries | BI95 (b) BI95-print (a) | We need some information |
| Invalid Care Allowance | DS700(1) (b) DS700(1)-print (a) | Claim form |
| Invalid Care Allowance | DS700(2) (b) DS700(2)-print (a) | Extra money for a child or adult |
| Maternity Allowance | MA1 (b) MA1-print (a) | Claim pack |
| Retirement Pension | BR1 (b) BR1-print (a) | Claim form |
| Retirement Pension | BR19 (b) BR19-print (a) | Pension Forecast Request Form |
| Social Fund | SF100(SM) (b) SF100(SM)-print(a) | Sure Start Maternity Grant |
| Social Fund | SF200 (b) SF200-print (a) | Funeral Payment |
| Social Fund | SF300 (b) SF300-print (a) | Community Care Grant |
| Social Fund | SF401 (b) SF401-print (a) | Crisis Loan |
| Social Fund | SF500 (b) SF500-print (a) | Budgeting Loan |
| Statutory Maternity Pay | SMP1 (b) SMP1-print (a) | Claim for Maternity pay |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA1 (b) WPA1-print (a) | WDP claim form |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA1C (b) WPA1C-print (a) | WDP Civilians & Civil Defence Volunteers |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA1M (b) WPA1M-print (a) | WDP Mercantile Marine |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA2 (b) WPA2-print (a) | WP Further Condition |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA3ALSO (b) WPA3ALSO-print (a) | Allowance for Lowered Standard of Occupation |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA3CAA (b) WPA3CAA-print (a) | Constant Attendance Allowance |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA3 CLOTHING (b) WPA3 | |
| CLOTHING-print (a) | Clothing Allowance | |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA3WPMS (b) WPA3WPMS-print (a) | War Pensions Mobility Allowance |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA3 UNSUPP (b) WPA3 UNSUPP-print (a) | Unsupp Family |
| War Widows Pension | WPA4R (b) WPA4R-print (a) | WWP after 2 marriage |
| War Widows Pension | WPA4WWP (b) WPA4WWP-print (a) | Claim form |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA10 (b) WPA10-print (a) | Funeral expenses |
| War Disablement Pension | WPA12 (b) WPA12-print (a) | Review of WP |
| Winter Fuel | WF1 (b) WF1-print (a) |
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