Rebecca Long Bailey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2015-12-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Salford and Eccles constituency are in receipt of (a) pension credit and (b) the carer addition.

Justin Tomlinson

The number of claimants in receipt of Pension Credit in Salford and Eccles constituency as at May 2015 is 4,750, of which 440 are also in receipt of the carer addition.

Source: DWP, 100% data.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten; some additional disclosure control has also been applied. May 2015 is the latest available data.
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.

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