§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) civilian internees and (b) former prisoners of war are in receipt of a war disablement pension relating to the Second World War. [58475]
§ Mr. TimmsAt 31 October 1998 there were 254,209 War Disablement Pensions in payment. Statistics on the number of former civilian internees and prisoners of war receiving payment are not kept and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Social Security Benefits Expenditure 1978–79 to 2001–02 1978–79 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 (Cash)£ million FIS/Family Credit 24 425 494 626 929 1,208 1,441 Disability Working Allowance — — — — 3 7 11 WFTC — — — — — — — DPTC — — — — — — — Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC 15,681 49,167 52,832 61,614 69,839 76,292 78,439 (Real terms–1997 to 1998 prices) £ million FIS/Family Credit 75 570 614 733 — — 1,568 Disability Working Allowance — — — — 3 8 12 WFTC — — — — — — — DPTC — — — — — — — Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC 49,176 65,860 65,655 72,114 79,135 84,210 85,342 (As % of GDP) Percentage FIS/Family Credit 0.01 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.15 0.19 0.21 Disability Working Allowance — — — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 WFTC — — — — — — — DPTC — — — — — — — Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC as % of 9.1 9.4 9.4 10.4 11.4 11.8 11.4
Social Security Benefits Expenditure 1995–96 to 2001–02 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 (Cash) £ million FIS/Family Credit 1,739 2,084 2,326 2,498 1,933 — — Disability Working Allowance 19 34 42 51 45 — — WFTC — — — — 991 4,042 4,446 DPTC — — — — 27 100 116 Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC/ 81,547 84,702 85,686 88,218 93,512 97,174 102,274 (Real terms–1997 to 1998 prices) £million FIS/Family Credit 1,840 2,138 2,326 2,429 1,832 — — Disability Working Allowance 20 35 42 49 43 — — WFTC — — — — 939 3,738 4,011 DPTC — — — — 26 92 104 Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC 86,259 86,902 85,686 85,778 88,644 89,868 92,278 (As % of GDP) Percentage FIS/Family Credit 0.24 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.22 — — Disability Working Allowance 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 — — WFTC — — — — 0.11 0.43 0.45 DPTC — — — — 0.00 0.01 0.01 Total Benefit Expenditure less DWA/FC/WFTC/DPTC as % of 11.3 11.1 10.5 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.4 Notes:
1. The Social Security Expenditure is purely DSS Benefit Expenditure and excludes Local Authority, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Welsh Office on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit and its predecessors. Forecasts are consistent with the Pre Budget Report.
2. Consistent data for years from 1979–80 to 1988–89 are not readily available.
3. FIS—Family Income Supplement;
WFTC—Working Family Tax Credit
DPTC-Disabled Persons Tax Credit
DWA-Disability Working Allowance
FC-Family Credit