§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her answer of 2 December 1997,Official Report, columns 186–201, what she estimates to be the total saving in 1998–99 from expenditure on lone parent benefits by not increasing in line with the annual rise in prices (a) child benefit for the eldest and only child of a lone parent, (b) council tax benefit family premium, lone parent rate, (c) housing benefit family premium, lone parent rate and (d) income support family premium, lone parent rate. [20635]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information is set out in the table.
Benefit Savings £ million Child benefit 20 Council tax benefit 1 Housing benefit 3 Income support 20 Total 40 1. Savings below £10 million rounded to the nearest £1 million. 2. Savings above £10 million rounded to the nearest £5 million. 3. Sums may not add due to rounding.