Benefits and Pensions (Hansard, 28 July 1981)

§ Mr. Carter-Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give his best estimate of the cash benefits paid out for war pensions, industrial disablement benefits, invalidity benefit, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, non-contributory invalidity pension and housewives non-contributory invalidity pension in the years 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81;
(2) if he will indicate the expenditure on State retirement pensions in 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81;
(3) if he will give his best estimate of supplementary benefits paid to people of pensionable age in 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, and 1980–81.

§ Mr. Rossi
The information requested is as follows:

§ Sir George Young
Costs in National Health Service hospitals are calculated according to type of hospital and it is not possible to identify the cost of treating geriatric patients in hospitals in which specialties are mixed. The following table shows for the financial year ended 31 March 1980 provisional figures in respect of hospitals in England in which the beds were provided exclusively or predominantly for geriatric patients:

§ Mr. Rossi
Following is the estimated expenditure on cash benefits for the group defined as "disabled and long-term sick" in the public expenditure White Paper published in March this year (Cmnd. 8175, Table 2.12.1). The benefits included are invalidity benefit, non-contributory 431W invalidity pension, mobility allowance, attendance allowance and invalid care allowance, war pension (excluding payments to widows), supplementary allowance paid on account of extended incapacity, old cases (workmen's compensation) and industrial disablement benefit. Also included are any lump sum payments (Christmas bonuses) paid on account of these benefits.
The expenditure on supplementary benefit included in the total is shown in brackets.

Year Estimated expenditure £ millions

1975–76^* 1,000 (130)

1976–77 1,200 (135)

1977–78 1,470 (155)

1978–79 1,740 (160)

1979–80 2,050 (185)

1980–81 2,490 (220)

^* Invalid care allowance and mobility allowance not included as they were introduced during 1975–76.

Year	Estimated expenditure £ millions
1975–76^*	1,000	(130)
1976–77	1,200	(135)
1977–78	1,470	(155)
1978–79	1,740	(160)
1979–80	2,050	(185)
1980–81	2,490	(220)
^* Invalid care allowance and mobility allowance not included as they were introduced during 1975–76.