§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much of the £225 million extra490W expenditure planned for the income support scheme is attributable to compensation for the payment of 20 per cent. of rates.
§ Mr. ScottIncluding transitional protection, the planned level of expenditure on income support in 1988–89 is some £420 million higher than it would have been if the supplementary benefit scheme had continued with a normal uprating. This includes expenditure of £280 million to compensate for the 20 per cent. rates contribution.