State Pension

Background

State Pension (SP) is paid to males who are over the age of 65 and females who are over the age of 60. State Pension can be both contributory and non - contributory.

Key Facts

• At May 2006, the SP claim rate in Haringey was 94.0 per cent (or 23,280 people); this is down slightly from a rate of 94.3 per cent (or 23,360 people) at May 2005.
• Haringey's SP claim rate of 94.0 per cent is higher than the London average of 91.7 per cent and lower than the England average of 97.8 per cent.
• 61.9 per cent of SP claimants in Haringey are female while 38.1 per cent are male.
• Across Haringey, the take up of SP is lowest in Super Output Areas in the following wards: Hornsey, St Ann's and White Hart Lane.

To view maps of these data, follow the links in the Attached Files section below.

Further Information

For more detailed SP data and up-to-date eligibility conditions and rules for claiming SP, follow the link in the Useful External Links section below.

Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
state pension - haringey lower layer super output area map february 2006	Other File Type	1158K
state pension - haringey lower layer super output area map may 2006	Other File Type	1135K

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• State Pension information from DirectGov

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