Administration Costs (Hansard, 15 March 1990)

HC Deb 15 March 1990 vol 169 cc335-6W 335W

§ Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the total administration costs as a percentage of benefit expenditure for each year from 1978–79 to 1989–90.

§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard
[holding answer 5 March 1990]:Administration costs as a percentage of benefit expenditure for each year from 1978–79 to 1989–90 are in the table:
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Per cent.

1978–79 5.0

1979–80 4.9

1980–81 5.0

1981–82 4.9

1982–83 4.8

1983–84 4.7

1984–85 4.4

1985–86 4.4

1986–87 4.6

1987–88 5.0

1988–89 5.3

1989–90 ¹5.6

¹ Estimated.

Per cent.
1978–79	5.0
1979–80	4.9
1980–81	5.0
1981–82	4.9
1982–83	4.8
1983–84	4.7
1984–85	4.4
1985–86	4.4
1986–87	4.6
1987–88	5.0
1988–89	5.3
1989–90	¹5.6
¹ Estimated.