Debt Payments (Deductions) (Hansard, 25 October 1988)

§ Ms. Mowlam
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the total deductions made from(a) invalidity benefit, (b) child benefit, (c) widows benefit, (d) supplementary 137W benefit, (e) unemployment benefit, (f) sickness benefit and (g) retirement pensions in each year from 1979 to 1988 under the Payments for Debt (Emergency Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.

Amount in £s

Financial Year Supplementary Benefit Child Benefit Unemployment Benefit Sickness Benefit Invalidity Benefit Retirement Benefit Widow's Benefit

1978–79 764,280.45 11,801.49 122,419.34 12,715.25 132,306.44 39,759.89 60,279.09

1979–80 1,015,276.95 62,124.02 105,634.97 13,261.44 182,840.67 50,894.62 71,729.47

1980–81 1,477,225.14 70,435.71 211,779.09 15,740.65 256,734.06 83,339.53 105,914.09

1981–82 263,668.48 62,794.57 265,196.95 9,524.73 436,747.48 149,433.14 155,967.05

1982–83 474,264.89 86,299.35 367,573.98 16,694.64 872,123.58 379,438.35 322,442.86

1983–84 646,155.59 92,449.35 256,869.10 13,246.89 1,073,954.86 535,781.87 407,457.58

1984–85 724,889.61 73,860.16 121,855.50 12,935.62 1,015,112.09 442,253.64 352,402.35

1985–86 824,101.13 77,374.67 134,636.92 14,159.11 1,104,443.51 541,369.58 368,682.17

1986–87 991,135.65 69,529.60 157,726.37 17,815.43 1,288,668.52 664,586.12 427,617.80

1987–88 1,044,693.97 71,168.79 139,249.94 16,134.69 1,422,780.18 678,406.70 431,945.61

1988–89¹ 328,953.65 18,836.74 30,638.85 3,088.67 404,581.18 185,306.65 117,627.04

¹ To 14 October 1988.

§ Ms. Mowlam
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from how many people deductions were made under the Payments for Debt (Emergency Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 in each of the years from 1979 to 1988.

§ Mr. Ian Stewart
[holding answer 24 October 1988]: The numbers of people from whom deductions have been made is not available. The total number of debt cases recorded by the four main creditor bodies was as follows:

Year Numbers

1979–80 175,300

1980–81 176,300

1981–82 165,000

1982–83 158,000

1983–84 169,100

1984–85 141,400

1985–86 137,000

1986–87 127,000

1987–88 122,494

Amount in £s
Financial Year	Supplementary Benefit	Child Benefit	Unemployment Benefit	Sickness Benefit	Invalidity Benefit	Retirement Benefit	Widow's Benefit
1978–79	764,280.45	11,801.49	122,419.34	12,715.25	132,306.44	39,759.89	60,279.09
1979–80	1,015,276.95	62,124.02	105,634.97	13,261.44	182,840.67	50,894.62	71,729.47
1980–81	1,477,225.14	70,435.71	211,779.09	15,740.65	256,734.06	83,339.53	105,914.09
1981–82	263,668.48	62,794.57	265,196.95	9,524.73	436,747.48	149,433.14	155,967.05
1982–83	474,264.89	86,299.35	367,573.98	16,694.64	872,123.58	379,438.35	322,442.86
1983–84	646,155.59	92,449.35	256,869.10	13,246.89	1,073,954.86	535,781.87	407,457.58
1984–85	724,889.61	73,860.16	121,855.50	12,935.62	1,015,112.09	442,253.64	352,402.35
1985–86	824,101.13	77,374.67	134,636.92	14,159.11	1,104,443.51	541,369.58	368,682.17
1986–87	991,135.65	69,529.60	157,726.37	17,815.43	1,288,668.52	664,586.12	427,617.80
1987–88	1,044,693.97	71,168.79	139,249.94	16,134.69	1,422,780.18	678,406.70	431,945.61
1988–89¹	328,953.65	18,836.74	30,638.85	3,088.67	404,581.18	185,306.65	117,627.04
¹ To 14 October 1988.

Year	Numbers
1979–80	175,300
1980–81	176,300
1981–82	165,000
1982–83	158,000
1983–84	169,100
1984–85	141,400
1985–86	137,000
1986–87	127,000
1987–88	122,494