§ 46. Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentages of social security benefits which are partly funded by national insurance contributions are represented by that part which is met out of public revenue, respectively, in each case.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerThe cost of benefits is met from the fund's income as a whole (consisting of contributions, the Consolidated Fund payment, and interest on investments), so that the proportion of the cost of each benefit represented by the Consolidated Fund payment does not vary from one benefit to another. In 1979–80 it was about 17½ per cent. of the total.