§ Lord ABERDAREasked Her Majesty's Government:
What would be the extra income tax revenue that would arise if the mobility allowance continued to be paid indefinitely beyond pensionable age for those awarded the allowance before reaching that age and what savings if any would arise from supplementary benefit.
§ Lord WELLS-PESTELLOn the basis that the mobility allowance scheme attracts eventually 100,000 new beneficiaries, it is estimated that the cost of allowing payment to continue indefinitely beyond pensionable age for those awarded the allowance before reaching that age, while denying it to those who become unable to walk once they are over pensionable age, might rise to something of the order of £10 million a year. I regret that data on which to make a precise estimate of the income tax yield is not available. Supplementary benefit savings would be negligible.