HC Deb 05 February 1986 vol 91 cc189-90W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much extra expenditure his Department would incur using the illustrative figures published in the

1974–75 to 1978–79 £000 Wexham Park Schemes £000
Langley Health Centre Development 208
Wexham Park Vickers M300 Analyser 138
Wexham Park Accommodation for Doctors 10
Wexham Park Repairs to Roofs 90
Wexham Park Pharmacy Extension 3
Total 208 241 449

technical annex to Cmnd. 9691, if the income support personal allowance for single people aged 18 to 24 years were £30.60 per week.

Mr. Newton

Any such estimate is subject to a wide range of uncertainty, since the hon. Member's proposal would increase the numbers who might become entitled to benefit and would be likely to have other effects arising, for example, from the fact that the proposed rate would be substantially above the current YTS allowance and would imply for this age group a married couple's rate less than twice the single rate. The minimum extra cost—that is, simply applying the hon. Member's proposed benefit rate to the number in this age group who currently receive benefit—would be of the order of £30 million to £40 million.