Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Mid Sussex constituency receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit. [8812]

Steve Webb: The information available is in the table.

Parliamentary constituency: Mid Sussex

State pension recipients

20,690

Pension credit individual beneficiaries

3,110

Pension credit household recipients

2,700

Notes:

1. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. State pension figures are for the total state pension caseload. Around 1% of state pension recipients are not in receipt of the basic state pension, but are receiving additional state pension only or graduated retirement benefit only.

3. Basic state pension only figures are not available by current 2010 parliamentary constituencies.

4. Pension credit household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves or on behalf of themselves and a partner. Individual beneficiaries are the number of claimants in addition to the number of partners for whom they are claiming.

5. Parliamentary constituencies are for the Westminster Parliament of May 2010.

Source:

DWP Information Directorate Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100% data as at November 2009