§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the cost of increasing the personal allowance for young people under the age of 25 years who are in receipt of(a) community charge benefit and (b) housing benefit to £39.65 for 1991–92.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 27 June 1991]: The latest estimates suggest that these measures would cost (a) £25 million, and (b) £25 million in Great Britain in 1991–92.
Source: Modelled using data drawn from the 1986–87–88 Family Expenditure Surveys.