Reduced Benefit Expenditure

HC Deb 18 April 1980 vol 982 c742W

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a breakdown of reduced benefit expenditure from the national insurance fund in respect of each of the benefits referred to in clause 1 of the Social Security (No. 2) Bill.

Mrs. Chalker

The reductions in benefit expenditure in a full year will be of the order of:

	£ million
Unemployment benefit	45
Sickness benefit	30
Maternity allowances	5
Invalidity benefit	55
Injury benefit etc.	5