§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 17 April,Official Report, column 192–93, regarding social security expenditure, if he will give the same information including expenditure on the unemployed.
§ Mr. JackDetails of total social security spending from 1978–79 to 1990–91 are given in the table.
§ Miss WiddecombeData on help with housing costs are not readily available for years prior to 1983–84. The available information is in the table.
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Council rents (rent rebates) Community charge benefit and rate rebates £ million £ million 1983–84 1,980 1,218 1984–85 2,145 1,354 1985–86 2,296 1,479 1986–87 2,420 1,635 1987–88 2,506 1,701 1988–89 2,680 1,373 1989–90 2,856 1,460 1990–91 3,180 2,272