§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the amount of benefit expenditure on lone parents recovered from relatives liable to pay maintenance, for each year from 1978 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. JackThe first year for which complete data are available is 1980–81. The data cover all payments received from liable relatives and include a small amount of maintenance paid for other families besides lone parents. The information is in the table.
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£ million (1989–90 prices) 1980–81 175.6 1981–82 207.0 1982–83 209.0 1983–84 197.6 1984–85 186.2 1985–86 197.6 1986–87 —1 1987–88 181.2 1988–89 176.6 1989–90 205.6 1 Data not available as, no annual statistical inquiry, which collects the bulk of the required information, was undertaken during 1986–87 because of a change in the collection arrangements. NB: The figures include estimates of benefit saved as a result of payments from liable relatives removing entitlement to benefit.
Source: Departmental records.