HC Deb 05 February 1981 vol 998 c190W
Mr. Pawsey

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of invalidity benefit and the number of recipients in the last 12 months.

Mr. Rossi

A total of 880,000 people received invalidity benefit at some time during the course of the year ending 2 June 1979, the latest year for which information is available. Expenditure on the benefit during the financial years ending March 1979 and March 1980 was £847 million and £995 million respectively.

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