Mr. NernstTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of savings accruing to his Department from reductions in the payment of benefit to participants in the 50-plus jobstart scheme; and if he will make a statement.
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Family support 1978–79 to 1988–89 (£ million) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 cash/real real real real real FIS/Family credit 24 23 30 43 58 Maternity grant 16 14 12 11 10 Maternity allowance 105 107 108 104 94 Statutory maternity pay — — — — — Supplmentary benefit/income support1 and housing benefit 629 490 483 575 767 Social fund — — — — — Child benefit 1,776 2,389 2,129 2,222 2,252 One parent benefit 22 37 44 50 56 Child tax allowances 460 — — — — Additional personal tax allowance (lone parent) 60 60 61 76 86 Total 3,092 3,121 2,867 3,080 3,323
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe initiative is being piloted for a year in four areas. It started on 26 June. An estimate of potential income support savings will be possible once the results of the pilot are available.