§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary ot State for Social Services what amounts he estimates were paid in social security cash benefits, including family allowances, to, respectively, sick and disabled persons, retired persons, unemployed persons, single-parent families, and low-paid workers for each year since 1960 in real terms at 1960 prices, including his estimate for the year 1973–74; and how many persons were included in each of these categories.
§ Mr. Dean, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 21st June 1973]. gave the following information:
The figures are given in the table in col. 249–50. Some people qualify for benefit under more than one heading. Family allowances are not included; neither expenditure on them nor their receipients are analysed by the categories mentioned by the hon. Member. Supplementary benefit—earlier, national assistance—expenditure is included in the figures from 1965–66 onwards in the second part of the table. The expenditure figures for earlier years, in the first part of the table, exclude national assistance payments, which were not then analysed by these categories of recipient. For comparability, 1965–66 is shown in both parts of the table. The numbers of beneficiaries shown for all years include national assistance/supplementary benefit recipients. For 1973–74 it will not be possible to estimate benefit expenditure in 1960–61 price terms until Retail Price Index figures covering the year 1973–74 are available; the table in col. 249–50 shows the estimated expenditure for this year in money terms.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary ot State for Social Services what amounts he estimates were paid in social security cash benefits to, respectively, sick and disabled persons, retired persons, unemployed persons, single-parent families and low-paid workers for each year since 1970 in real terms at 1970 prices, including his estimate for the years 1973–74; and how many persons were included in each of these categories.
§ Mr. Dean, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 21st June 19731. gave the information printed in col. 251–2. 249W
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EXPENDITURE IN TERMS OF PURCHASING POWER AT 1960–61 PRICES ON CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND NUMBERS OF BENEFICIARIES Great Britain Sick and disabled (1) Retired persons (2) Unemployed persons (3) Single-parent families (4) Family income supplement Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (5) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (5) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) Benefit paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) 1960–61 … … … 245 1,780 690 5,840 30 280 35 240 — — 1961–62 … … … 265 1,810 760 5,930 35 270 35 250 — — 1962–63 … … … 260 1,810 755 6,050 60 370 35 250 — — 1963–64 … … … 300 1,850 880 6,200 60 490 40 250 — — 1964–65 … … … 300 1,810 895 6,370 40 290 45 270 — — 1965–66 … … … 345 1,850 1,040 6,550 40 240 50 280 — — 1965–66 … … … 385 1,850 1,145 6,550 65 240 80 280 — — 1966–67 … … … 385 1,780 1,160 6,730 85 290 80 280 — — 1967–68 … … … 440 1,820 1,155 6,960 135 470 90 300 — — 1968–69 … … … 445 1,870 1,310 7,150 150 450 90 310 — — 1969–70 … … … 450 1,880 1,315 7,340 140 440 100 330 — — 1970–71 … … … 420 1,880 1,340 7,640 160 170 100 340 — — 1971–72 … … … 425 1,840 1,415 7,750 235 670 no 360 2 65 1972–73 … … … 460 1,850 1,555 7,890 220 670 120 370 6 85 1973–74 (7) … … … 927 — 3,043 — 364 — 217 — 11 — (1) Sickness benefit, invalidity benefit, injury benefit, industrial injuries disablement benefit, war disablement benefit attendance allowance, and supplementay allowance for the sick and disabled not receiving a national insurance benefit. (2) Retirement pension, old person's pension, £10 lump sum (December 1972), non-contributory old age pension, and supplementary pension (3) Unemployment benefit, supplementary allowance for the unemployed. (4) Widowed mother's allowance, pensions for war and industrial widows with children, and supplementary allowance for one-parent families. (5) Average number in each year in receipt of benefit. (6) Numbers in receipt of benefit at end of year. (7) In money terms—i.e. not at 1960–61 prices.
EXPENDITURE IN TERMS OF PURCHASING POWER AT 1970–71 PRICES ON CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND NUMBERS OF BENEFICIARIES Great Britain Sick and disabled (1) Retired persons (2) Unemployed persons (3) Single-parent families (4) Family income supplement Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (5) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (5) (000) Cash benefits paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) Benefit paid (£ m.) Number of beneficiaries (6) (000) 1970–71 … … … 640 1,880 2,020 7,640 240 470 150 340 — — 1971–72 … … … 640 1,840 2,135 7,750 355 670 170 360 4 65 1972–73 … … … 690 1,850 2,350 7,890 335 670 180 370 9 85 1973–74 (7) … … … 927 — 3,043 — 364 — 217 — 11 — (1) Sickness benefit, invalidity benefit, injury benefit, industrial injury disablement benefit, war disablement benefit, attendance allowance, and supplementary allowance for the sick and disabled not receiving a national insurance benefit. (2) Retirement pension, old person's pension, £10 lump sum (December 1972), and supplementary pension. (3) Unemployment benefit, supplementary allowance for the unemployed. (4) Widowed mother's allowance, pensions for war and industrial widows with children, and supplementary allowance for one-parant families. (5) Average number in each year in receipt of benefit. (6) Numbers in receipt of benefit at end of year. (7) In money terms—i.e. not at 1970–71 prices.