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Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of the state pension in the 2015-16 financial year.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The requested information as at February 2015 is within the table below:

GenderAgeGBScotlandGlasgow Local AuthorityGlasgow East Parliamentary Constituency
Female60----
61----
62166,40015,0001,400300
63330,70029,2002,500400
64348,20030,1002,500500
65363,80031,0002,600500
66380,20031,6002,600400
67417,50034,3002,800500
Male60----
61----
62----
63----
64----
65316,30026,9002,300400
66349,80029,2002,400400
67389,60031,5002,600400

“-“ indicates less than 100


Source:

DWP 100% WPLS

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.


Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of the state pension in the 2015-16 financial year.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The requested information as at February 2015 is within the table below:

GenderAgeGBScotlandGlasgow Local AuthorityGlasgow East Parliamentary Constituency
Female60----
61----
62166,40015,0001,400300
63330,70029,2002,500400
64348,20030,1002,500500
65363,80031,0002,600500
66380,20031,6002,600400
67417,50034,3002,800500
Male60----
61----
62----
63----
64----
65316,30026,9002,300400
66349,80029,2002,400400
67389,60031,5002,600400

“-“ indicates less than 100


Source:

DWP 100% WPLS

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.


Written Question
Carer's Allowance
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of providing carer's allowance was to people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Due to the geographical level of information requested it has been assumed that the question refers to benefit expenditure.


The information on requested is shown in the table below.


Tables show expenditure for Great Britain, not the UK, as expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive.

Carers Allowance Expenditure £ million2014/15
Great Britain2,319.2
Scotland202.7
Glasgow (City)34.5
Glasgow East (constituency)6.5

Benefit expenditure information is published and can be found using the following URL:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015

Written Question
State Retirement Pensions: Expenditure
Thursday 12th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates he has made of expenditure on the state pension for people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Due to the geographical level of information requested it has been assumed that the question refers to benefit expenditure.


The information on requested is shown in the table below.


Tables show expenditure for Great Britain, not the UK, as expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive.

State Pension Expenditure £ million2014/15
Great Britain86,515.8
Scotland7,323.8
Glasgow (City)615.4
Glasgow East (constituency)104.5

Benefit expenditure information is published and can be found using the following URL:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Wednesday 11th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66 and (viii) 67 are in receipt of the carer addition element of pension credit.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The information requested, to answer the three questions above, is shown in the table below for February 2015, which is the latest data available.

Pension Credit Claimants with a Carer's additional amount, by age and gender for Great Britain, Scotland, Glasgow City Local Authority and Glasgow East constituency - February 2015

All Persons

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

209,740

22,340

3,490

750

60

-

-

-

-

61

10

-

-

-

62

3,340

360

70

10

63

7,510

730

140

30

64

8,310

900

150

40

65

8,120

850

130

30

66

8,610

920

160

40

67

9,090

970

170

40

Male

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

132,540

13,330

1,970

400

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

2,010

190

40

-

63

4,750

430

70

10

64

5,430

540

80

20

65

4,870

490

70

10

66

5,170

520

80

20

67

5,460

540

90

20

Female

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

77,200

9,000

1,520

350

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

1,330

170

30

10

63

2,760

290

60

20

64

2,880

360

70

20

65

3,260

360

60

20

66

3,440

400

70

20

67

3,630

420

80

20


Source: DWP, 100% data.

Notes:
1. "-" denotes nil or negligible; Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten; some additional disclosure control has also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. STATE PENSION AGE: The age at which men and women reach State Pension age is gradually increasing. Under current legislation, State Pension age for women will equalise with State Pension age for men at 65 in 2018. Both men's and women's State Pension age will increase from 65 to 66 between December 2018 and October 2020. The Pensions Bill 2013-14 contains provision for a State Pension age of 67 to be reached by 2028. For more information see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/207966/espa.pdf.
3. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) these constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament

4. Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Wednesday 11th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66 and (viii) 67 are in receipt of the carer addition element of pension credit.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The information requested, to answer the three questions above, is shown in the table below for February 2015, which is the latest data available.

Pension Credit Claimants with a Carer's additional amount, by age and gender for Great Britain, Scotland, Glasgow City Local Authority and Glasgow East constituency - February 2015

All Persons

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

209,740

22,340

3,490

750

60

-

-

-

-

61

10

-

-

-

62

3,340

360

70

10

63

7,510

730

140

30

64

8,310

900

150

40

65

8,120

850

130

30

66

8,610

920

160

40

67

9,090

970

170

40

Male

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

132,540

13,330

1,970

400

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

2,010

190

40

-

63

4,750

430

70

10

64

5,430

540

80

20

65

4,870

490

70

10

66

5,170

520

80

20

67

5,460

540

90

20

Female

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

77,200

9,000

1,520

350

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

1,330

170

30

10

63

2,760

290

60

20

64

2,880

360

70

20

65

3,260

360

60

20

66

3,440

400

70

20

67

3,630

420

80

20


Source: DWP, 100% data.

Notes:
1. "-" denotes nil or negligible; Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten; some additional disclosure control has also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. STATE PENSION AGE: The age at which men and women reach State Pension age is gradually increasing. Under current legislation, State Pension age for women will equalise with State Pension age for men at 65 in 2018. Both men's and women's State Pension age will increase from 65 to 66 between December 2018 and October 2020. The Pensions Bill 2013-14 contains provision for a State Pension age of 67 to be reached by 2028. For more information see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/207966/espa.pdf.
3. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) these constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament

4. Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Wednesday 11th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of the carer addition element of pension credit in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The information requested, to answer the three questions above, is shown in the table below for February 2015, which is the latest data available.

Pension Credit Claimants with a Carer's additional amount, by age and gender for Great Britain, Scotland, Glasgow City Local Authority and Glasgow East constituency - February 2015

All Persons

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

209,740

22,340

3,490

750

60

-

-

-

-

61

10

-

-

-

62

3,340

360

70

10

63

7,510

730

140

30

64

8,310

900

150

40

65

8,120

850

130

30

66

8,610

920

160

40

67

9,090

970

170

40

Male

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

132,540

13,330

1,970

400

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

2,010

190

40

-

63

4,750

430

70

10

64

5,430

540

80

20

65

4,870

490

70

10

66

5,170

520

80

20

67

5,460

540

90

20

Female

Age of claimant

Great Britain

Scotland

Glasgow City LA

Glasgow East Constituency

Total all Ages

77,200

9,000

1,520

350

60

-

-

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

62

1,330

170

30

10

63

2,760

290

60

20

64

2,880

360

70

20

65

3,260

360

60

20

66

3,440

400

70

20

67

3,630

420

80

20


Source: DWP, 100% data.

Notes:
1. "-" denotes nil or negligible; Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten; some additional disclosure control has also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. STATE PENSION AGE: The age at which men and women reach State Pension age is gradually increasing. Under current legislation, State Pension age for women will equalise with State Pension age for men at 65 in 2018. Both men's and women's State Pension age will increase from 65 to 66 between December 2018 and October 2020. The Pensions Bill 2013-14 contains provision for a State Pension age of 67 to be reached by 2028. For more information see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/207966/espa.pdf.
3. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) these constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament

4. Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Wednesday 11th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he he has made of the proportion of Government expenditure on pension credit which falls within the carer addition element of that credit in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency in the 2015-16 financial year.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Forecasts of expenditure as a result of the carer addition element of Pension Credit for 2015/16 are not available. However, estimates of the outturn expenditure (as a result of the carer addition element of Pension Credit) in 2014/15 are shown in the table below.

Tables show expenditure for Great Britain, not the UK, as expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive.

Pension Credit expenditure as a result of the carer addition, 2014/15

£, million

…as a percentage of total pension credit expenditure in that area

Great Britain

£364.7

5.5%

Scotland

£39.6

6.7%

Glasgow (City)

£6.4

5.9%

Glasgow East (constituency)

£1.8

9.4%


Written Question
Pension Credit: Carers
Wednesday 11th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of Government expenditure on the carer addition element of pension credit in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency in the 2015-16 financial year.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Forecasts of expenditure as a result of the carer addition element of Pension Credit for 2015/16 are not available. However, estimates of the outturn expenditure (as a result of the carer addition element of Pension Credit) in 2014/15 are shown in the table below.

Tables show expenditure for Great Britain, not the UK, as expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive.

Pension Credit expenditure as a result of the carer addition, 2014/15

£, million

…as a percentage of total pension credit expenditure in that area

Great Britain

£364.7

5.5%

Scotland

£39.6

6.7%

Glasgow (City)

£6.4

5.9%

Glasgow East (constituency)

£1.8

9.4%


Written Question
Pension Credit
Tuesday 10th November 2015

Asked by: Natalie McGarry (Independent - Glasgow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of pension credit in the 2015-16 financial year.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.

Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm