§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what has been the total cost of paying retirement pensions in each year since 1980;
(2) what would have been the total cost of paying retirement pensions in each year since 1980, had pensions been uprated in line with the higher of earnings or movements in the retail prices index in each year concerned.
§ Mr. ScottThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Year Cash expenditure £ million Estimated cash expenditure if pensions increased by higher of prices or earnings £ million 1980–81 10,526 10,532 1981–82 12,126 12,326 1982–83 13,549 13,859 1983–84 14,613 14,963 1984–85 15,268 16,138 1985–86 16,584 17,604 1986–87 17,779 18,719 1987–88 18,648 21,398 1988–89 19,237 22,817 1989–90 20,802 24,972
Net income at which full community charge becomes payable Annual charge Weekly charge Maximum 80 per cent. rebate (i) Single under 25 working (ii) Single over 25 working (iii) Single aged 60–74 (iv) Single aged 75–79 (v) Single over 80 (vi) Married couple working 310.00 5.95 4.76 62.21 70.11 76.91 79.51 82.16 127.72 320.00 6.14 4.91 63.24 71.14 77.94 80.54 83.19 129.77 325.00 6.23 4.99 63.75 71.65 78.45 81.05 83.70 130.79 345.00 6.62 5.29 65.79 73.69 80.49 83.09 85.74 134.88 355.00 6.81 5.45 66.82 74.72 81.52 84.12 86.77 136.93 360.00 6.90 5.52 67.33 75.23 82.03 84.63 87.28 137.95 385.00 7.38 5.91 69.89 77.79 84.59 87.19 89.84 143.06 390.00 7.48 5.98 70.40 78.30 85.10 87.70 90.35 144.09 415.00 7.96 6.37 72.95 80.85 87.65 90.25 92.90 149.20 420.00 8.05 6.44 73.47 81.37 88.17 90.77 93.42 150.22 430.00 8.25 6.60 74.49 82.39 89.19 91.79 94.44 152.27 435.00 8.34 6.67 75.00 82.90 89.70 92.30 94.95 153.29 440.00 8.44 6.75 75.51 83.41 90.21 92.81 95.46 154.32
(vii) Couple, two children under 11, working (viii) Couple, child under 11 and one aged 11–15, working (ix) Couple under 75 (x) Lone parent, one child under 11, working (zi) Lone parent, two children under 11, working 159.77 165.67 135.67 109.51 121.86 161.82 167.72 137.72 110.54 122.89 162.84 168.74 138.74 111.05 123.40 166.93 172.83 142.83 113.09 125.44 168.98 174.88 144.88 114.12 126.47 170.00 175.90 145.90 114.63 126.98 175.11 181.01 151.01 117.19 129.54 176.14 182.04 152.04 117.70 130.05 181.25 187.15 157.15 120.25 132.60 182.27 188.17 158.17 120.77 133.12 184.32 190.22 160.22 121.79 134.14 185.34 191.24 161.24 122.30 134.65 186.37 192.27 162.27 122.81 135.16