HC Deb 09 March 2000 vol 345 c810W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the annual savings were from the weekly benefit savings scheme for each year from 1996 to 1999. [113791]

Mr. Rooker

The information is in the tables.

Security control programme savings
£ million
Financial year Total weekly benefit savings claimed
1996–97 1,509.0
1997–98 1,918.5
1998–99 1,645.5

Note:

The figures are not comparable, as from April 1998 the WBS claiming criteria was tightened.

Local authority weekly benefit savings (WBS) data for England, Scotland and Wales
£
Financial year Total weekly benefit savings claimed
1996–97 293,672,397
1997–98 346,407,498
1998–99 235,679,923

Note:

The figures are not comparable, as from April 1998 the Weekly Benefit Savings claiming criteria for Local Authorities was tightened.

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