§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated total cost of (a) the rise in a single person's pension, (b) the rise in the married couple's pension, (c) the rise in the age-related heating additions, (d) the rise in child benefits, (e) the rise in one-parent benefit and (f) the rise in supplementary benefit rates for (i) senior citizens, (ii) unemployed claimants and (iii) other claimants announced on 18 June.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated costs in a full year of increases in benefit rates announced on 18 June are as follows:56W
£ million (i) Pensioners (ii) Unemployed people (iii) Others (a) Retirement pension— standard personal rate 637 — — (b) Retirement pension— adult dependants and wives on husband's increase 101 — — (c) Age-related heating additions 26 — 1 (d) Child benefit 1 18 208 (e) One parent benefit — — 6 (f) Supplementary benefit* Scale rates — 128 88 * Net cost after allowing for increases in other benefits.