§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be(a) the first year and (b) the full year cost of raising one-parent benefit and widowed mother's allowance by 32p, (i) for 1991–92 and (ii) 1992–93, (1) including increases in means-tested benefits and (2) without increases in means-tested benefits, in Great Britain.
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§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be(a) the first year and (b) the full-year cost of raising one-parent benefit and widowed mother's allowance by (i) £0.34 and (ii) £0.36 for (1) 1991–92 and (2) 1992–93, (x) including increases in means-tested benefits, and (y) without increases in means-tested benefits, in Great Britain.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 16 December 1991]: The cost of increasing these benefits by these amounts for each week in 1991–92 and 1992–93 is given in the table:
£ million 1991–92 1992–93 32 pence per week (1) Including increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 23 24 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 (2) Excluding increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 7 8 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 34 pence per week (1) Including increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 24 25 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 (2) Excluding increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 8 8 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 36 pence per week (1) Including increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 25 27 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 (2) Excluding increases in income related benefits One parent benefit 8 9 Widowed mother's allowance 1 1 Note:
The first year benefit cost is the same in this case as the full-year cost for 1991–92.