§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the latest estimate of(a) the saving from a 100,000 fall and (b) the cost of a 100,000 increase, in the number of people unemployed, arising from changes in benefits.
§ Mr. JackThe latest estimate of the effect of variation of 100,000 is contained in figure 25 on page 18 of the "Departmental Report" (Cm 1914). The estimate for 1992–93 is £330 million.