§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost of extending the payment
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Local authority personal social services gross expenditure (England figures in £ million) Cash GDP deflated RPI deflated PSS Pay and Prices deflated Current 1974–75 625.254 625.254 625.254 625.254 Final outturn upto 1983–84 inclusive 1975–76 848.565 675.072 700.379 705.022 1976–77 995.101 699.588 703.590 729.493 1977–78 1,115.895 688.888 723.180 746.418 1978–79 1,263.211 704.874 745.570 779.904 1979–80 1,537.275 733.993 757.666 804.730 1980–81 1,892.927 760.988 828.491 824.087 of unemployment benefit for a further (i) one year, (ii) two years, (iii) three years and (iv) as long as unemployment lasted; and what would be the cost if the single person's rate of unemployment benefit were increased by £7.35.
§ Mr. Major[pursuant to his reply, 14 July 1986, c. 419]: The available information is given in the table. The figures are based on unemployment assumptions underlying the report by the Government Actuary on the draft of the Social Security Benefits Uprating Order 1986 (Cmnd. 9789). They are gross costs and do not include savings in supplementary benefit and housing benefit, figures for which are not available.
Cost of extending unemployment benefit Cost of extending unemployment benefit if single person's rate increased by £7.35 £ million £ million By 1 year 650 800 By 2 years 1,050 1,300 By 3 years 1,350 1,650 Indefinitely 2,050 2,500