Expenditure Statistics

HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 cc516-7W

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was spending on(a) the disabled and (b) the retired in real terms in (i) 1979, (ii) 1983, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1990–91.

Mr. Scott

Social Security spending on long-term sick and disabled people and elderly people is given in the table. All figures are at 1990–91 prices.

	Disabled people £ million	Elderly people £ million
1978–79	4,469	22,097
1982–83	5,468	25,123
1986–87	8,014	28,454
1990–91	10,118	28,590

Note:

1990–91 figures are estimated outturn.