§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many long-term sick and disabled people are, because of the cut in invalidity benefit, now worse off in real terms than they were before the November 1980 uprating of benefits or, in the case of people who have become beneficiaries since November 1980, receive less in real terms than their notional entitlement before the Act; and what is the expected saving to his Department from the cut in benefit in the period up to the next uprating in November 1981.
§ Mr. RossiIn general, the rates of invalidity benefit are at present worth more in real terms than they were immediately before the November 1980 uprating. The saving due to the abatement of invalidity benefit is expected to be about £55 million in a full year.