Field: State Support received by the Family for Pensioners

Description

State support received by the family for pensioners, as reported by FRS respondents, where:

• a family is defined as a single adult or a married or cohabiting couple and any dependent children (see Family Type for more information).

• a pensioner is defined as an adult above State Pension age.

• State support for pensioners include:
• Disability Living Allowance (Care and/or Mobility)
• Personal Independence Payments (Daily Living and/or Mobility)
• Attendance Allowance
• Pension Credit
• Housing Benefit

Classification

Applicable to: Pensioners in a family

• Not in receipt
• In receipt
• Not available (before 2004/05) to allow comparisons over time

Number of categories: 3

Quality Statement

Relative to administrative records, the FRS is known to under-report benefit receipt. However, the FRS is considered to be the best source for looking at benefit and tax credit receipt by characteristics not captured on administrative sources, and for looking at total benefit receipt on a family (benefit unit) or household basis. It is often inappropriate to look at benefit receipt on an individual basis because means-tested benefits are paid on behalf of the family (benefit unit).

Further information can be found in the Glossary of the FRS Background Note and Methodology here and in the HBAI Quality and Methodology Report here.

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