§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total annual expenditure on in-work benefits for each of the last 15 years. [27930]
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a breakdown of the expenditure on in-work benefits for each year since 1980 in net present values. [28083]
In-work benefit expenditure from 1980–81 to 1987–88 £ million 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 FIS/Family credit 91 131 174 217 212 207 249 264 Disability working allowance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Housing benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Community charge benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Council tax benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 91 131 174 217 212 207 249 264
In-work benefit expenditure from 1988–89 to 1994–95 £ million 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 FIS/Family credit 543 547 589 702 1,000 1,264 1,480 Disability working allowance 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 Housing benefit 0 0 405 443 566 628 719 Community charge benefit 0 0 202 90 102 0 0 Council tax benefit 0 0 0 0 0 136 144 Total 543 547 1,196 1,235 1,672 2,036 2,355 Notes:
1. Real terms figures calculated using the GDP deflator published in the November 1995 FSBR.
2. Amounts for housing benefit, community charge benefit and council tax benefit include expenditure on recipients who work, but who also get income support.
Source:
1. Social Security departmental report 1995–96 and its predecessors.
2. Housing benefit management system annual inquiry (sample I per cent.)