Social Security Expenditure

HC Deb 12 July 1995 vol 263 cc620-1W

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total annual spending on social security in(a) 1990–91, (b) 1991–92, (c) 1992–93 and (d) 1993–94; and if he will list the total (i) in real and (ii) in percentage terms of gross domestic product. [32951]

Mr. Burt

The information requested is in the table.

Social Security expenditure:
	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Cash terms	£59,713 million	£69,878 million	£79,342 million	£86,896 million
Real terms (93–94 prices)	£68,012 million	£74,884 million	£81,770 million	£86,896 million
As percentage of GDP	11 per cent.	12 per cent.	13 per cent.	14 per cent.
The figures have been taken from the 1995 Social Security Departmental Report and include administrative costs as well as additional local authority expenditure on housing and community charge\council tax benefits.