§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will provide an estimate for 1983–84 to bring up to date the information on the cost of social security benefits given in his written reply to the hon. Member for Grimsby on 18 January, Official Report, c. 47.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
Benefit Estimated expenditure in 1983–84 £ million Retirement pension 14,366 Widows benefit 773 Unemployment benefit 1,821 Invalidity benefit 1,809 Sickness benefit 272 Maternity allowance 170 Death grant 17 Industrial injuries disablement benefit 358 Industrial injuries death benefit 54 Other industrial injuries benefits 5 Christmas bonus (for contributory pensioners) 101
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No. of Recipients (Great Britain) (Thousands) Benefit Where available/applicable Under pension age Over pension age Total Date of Information Notes Attendance Allowance 134 152 286 30.9.79 Estimate 130 165 295 30.9.80 Estimate 147 203 350 30.9.81 Provisional estimate — — — 1982 Not yet available Child Benefit — — 7,153 31.10.79 — — 7,132 31.10.80 — — 7,091 31.10.81 Provisional — — 6,969 26.10.82 Provisional Child's Special Allowance — — 0.8 31.12.79 — — 0.9 31.12.80 — — 0.9 31.12.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Death Grant — — 593 31.12.79 — — 592 31.12.80 Number of awards in years ending — — 591 31.12.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Family Income Supplement — — 74 28.8.79 — — 90 26.8.80 — — 122 25.8.81 — — 155 31.8.82 Guardian's Allowance — — 3.7 31.12.79 — — 3.5 31.12.80 — — 3.4 31.12.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension 41 2 43 2.6.79 40 5 45 31.5.80 — — — 1981 Not yet available
Benefit Estimated expenditure in 1983–84 £ million Old persons' pensions 600 War pensions Attendance allowance Invalid care allowance Non-contributory invalidity pension 800 Mobility allowance Christmas bonus (for non-contributory pensioners) 4,500 Supplementary benefit Child benefit Family income supplement 4,200 Rent rebate 1,700 Rent allowance 400 The figures above the line are the Government Actuary's estimates, published in his report on the draft of the Social Security (Contributions, Re-rating) Order 1982 (Cmnd. 8742). It should be noted that these estimates do not make any provision for uprating in November 1983.
The figures below the line are the estimates in the Government's Expenditure Plans 1982–83 to 1984–85 (Cmnd. 8494) adjusted for changes announced in the 1982 Budget.
[Detailed estimates will be published in the next White Paper on the Government's Expenditure Plans. The overall total for 1983–84, including administrative costs, given in the Autumn Statement 1982 is £34,121 million.]
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the national total of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants for supplementary and contributory benefits for the first week in September; and if he will give the comparable figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981 where available.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 10 November 1982, c. 180]: The following information, in tabular form, is the latest information available.
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No. of Recipients (Great Britain) (Thousands) Benefit Where available/applicable Under pension age Over pension age Total Date of Information Notes — — — 1982 Not yet available Industrial Injury Benefit 38 0.5 39 2.6.79 36 0.6 37 31.5.80 — — — 1981 Not yet available — — — 1982 Not yet available Industrial Death Benefit 10 20 30 31.12.79 The figures shown relate to awards of widow's pension for which an age breakdown is available. 10 21 31 31.12.80 9 21 30 31.12.81 Late awards are not included. — — — 1982 Not yet available Industrial Disablement Gratuity 163 5 168 30.9.79 No. of awards in year. Includes late awards and overseas cases 151 5 156 30.9.80 No. of awards in year. Includes late awards and overseas cases 135 4 139 30.9.81 No. of awards in year. Includes estimates for late awards. Includes overseas cases. — — — 1982 Not yet available Industrial Disablement Pension 131 67 198 30.9.79 Includes overseas cases 127 68 195 30.9.80 Includes overseas cases 124 68 192 30.9.81 Includes overseas cases — — — 1982 Not yet available Invalid Care Allowance Not available 6.3 31.12.79 6.5 0.2 6.6 31.12.80 6.9 0.2 7.1 31.12.81 7.5 0.2 7.7 30.9.82 Invalidity Benefit 567 43 610 2.6.79 Includes overseas cases 563 51 615 31.5.80 Includes overseas cases — — — 1981 Not yet available — — — 1982 Not yet available Maternity Allowance — — 103 31.3.79 — — 115 31.3.80 — — 119 31.3.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Maternity Grant — — 627 31.3.79 Number of grants in years ended 31 March — — 664 31.3.80 — — 659 31.3.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Mobility Allowance Not available 137 31.12.79 Includes cases awarded under Vehicle Scheme Beneficiaries Regulations 1977 156 29 185 31.12.80 170 41 211 31.12.81 193 53 246 1.11.82 Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension 113 6 119 2.6.79 118 8 126 31.5.80 — — — 1981 Not yet available — — — 1982 Not yet available One Parent Benefit — — 358 16.10.79 — — 427 1.10.80 — — 459 28.10.81 — — 501 26.10.82 Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases 0.2 1.7 1.9 30.9.79 0.2 1.5 1.7 30.9.80 0.1 1.4 1.5 30.9.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Retirement Pension — — 8,584 30.11.79 Includes old persons pensions Excludes graduated pension only cases — — 8,732 30.11.80 — — 8,829 30.6.81 — — 8,921 31.5.82 Sickness Benefit 429 1.5 430 2.6.79 Includes overseas cases 382 1.7 384 31.5.80 Includes overseas cases — — — 1981 Not yet available — — — 1982 Not yet available Supplementary Allowance 1,325 n/a 1,325 8.8.79 1,500 n/a 1,500 6.8.80 1,910 n/a 1,910 5.8.81 2,409 n/a 2,409 4.8.82 Supplementary Pension n/a 1,731 1,731 8.8.79 n/a 1,707 1,707 6.8.80 n/a 1,699 1,699 5.8.81 n/a 1,733 1,733 4.8.82 Unemployment Benefit 366 0.3 366 10.5.79
No. of Recipients (Great Britain) (Thousands) Benefit Where available/applicable Under pension age Over pension age Total Date of Information Notes 489 0.1 489 8.5.80 Not available 940 12.2.81 May 1981 figures not available 731 0.1 731 13.5.82 War Disablement Pension — — 265 30.6.79 — — 256 30.6.80 — — 245 30.6.81 — — 236 30.6.82 War Widows Pension 10 66 76 30.6.79 8 66 74 30.6.80 7 64 71 30.6.81 6 62 69 30.6.82 Widow's Allowance 28 6.6 34 30.11.79 25 6.0 31 30.11.80 Figures are number of awards in 6 months periods ending 30 November 1980 and 1981 figures are known to be deficient due to industrial action. 24 5.1 29 30.11.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Widowed Mother's Allowance 112 1.4 114 30.11.791 Includes cases where no increase is payable in respect of a child No figures available 1980 108 1.1 109 30.6.81 104 1.0 105 31.5.821 Widows Pension 275 47 322 30.11.79 No figures available 1980 Includes age-related cases 255 42 297 30.6.81 249 42 291 31.5.82 Workmen's Compensation 0.8 4.0 4.7 30.9.79 0.6 3.7 4.3 30.9.80 0.5 3.3 3.9 30.9.81 — — — 1982 Not yet available Notes:
1. Certain sub-totals and totals do not balance due to roundings; figures are normally rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Widows Allowance is only payable for 26 weeks.
3. Unemployment Benefit figures are for people receiving only UB ie excludes persons also receiving Supplementary Allowance.
4. For certain benefits, eg Industrial Disablement Pension, Invalidity Benefit, Sickness Benefit, figures are only available which include overseas cases.
5. Some estimates for 1981 are not yet available due to industrial action.