HC Deb 19 December 1990 vol 183 cc231-2W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the cost in 1991–92 of(a) increasing one-parent benefit in line with inflation, and (b) paying the full £1 per week increase in child benefit to each of the child dependency increases for which there is to be a claw-back and for guardian allowance and child's special allowance.

Mr. Jack

The information is as follows:

  1. (a) £14 million;
  2. (b) £5 million.

Note: The figures are net of savings from income support, housing benefit and community charge benefit.

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