Family Allowances and Child Benefit (Hansard, 5 February 1980)

HC Deb 05 February 1980 vol 978 cc176-7W 176W

§ Mr. Field
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, if family allowances and child interim benefit remained at their 177W April 1976 levels, what their gross costs would have been in 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81.

§ Mrs. Chalker
It is estimated that, if family allowances for second and subsequent children and child interim benefit remained at £1.50 per week, the gross cost would have been:

1977–78 £530 million

1978–79 £518 million

1979–80 £516 million

1980–81 £514 million

1977–78	£530 million
1978–79	£518 million
1979–80	£516 million
1980–81	£514 million