HC Deb 11 May 1992 vol 207 cc43-4W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by how much expenditure on supplementary benefit and income support has been reduced in each year as a result of the restriction of mortgage interest payments to 50 per cent. for the first 16 weeks of a claim.

Mr. Burt

The information is as follows:

National insurance widows and invalidity pensioners
A B C D E
Uprating date Rate of child benefit plus child dependency increase Equivalent value of column B amounts at April 1991 prices Gross male weekly average earnings, with amounts in column B as percentage Equivalent weekly earnings net of income tax and national insurance contributions, with amounts in column B as percentage
Single person Married couple
(£) (£) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.)
November 1979 11.10 24.52 114.10 9.7 79.90 13.9 83.60 13.3
November 1980 12.25 23.47 135.10 9.1 93.40 13.1 97.80 12.5
November 1981 12.95 22.16 149.50 8.7 101.00 12.8 105.40 12.3
November 1982 13.80 22.22 160.60 8.6 107.40 12.8 112.50 12.3
November 1983 14.10 21.65 172.40 8.2 115.50 12.2 121.30 11.6
November 1984 14.50 21.22 187.40 7.7 125.90 11.5 132.50 10.9
November 1985 15.05 20.88 199.50 7.5 134.40 11.2 141.60 10.6
July 1986 15.15 20.68 210.90 7.2 143.80 10.5 151.20 10.0
April 1987 15.30 20.00 224.00 6.8 155.90 9.8 163.00 9.4
April 1988 15.65 19.69 245.80 6.4 174.80 9.0 182.00 8.6
April 1989 16.20 18.86 269.50 6.0 191.30 8.5 198.90 8.1
April 1990 16.90 17.98 295.60 5.7 212.80 7.9 221.10 7.6
April 1991 117.95 17.95 318.90 5.6 230.00 7.8 238.30 7.5
1 Where the new higher rate of child benefit for the eldest qualifying child applied, the child dependency increase was adjusted so that the total level of support remained the same for all children.

War widows
A B C D E
Uprating date Rate of child benefit plus child dependency increase Equivalent value of column B amounts at April 1991 prices Gross male weekly average earnings, with amounts in column B as percentage Equivalent weekly earnings net of income tax and national insurance contributions, with amounts in column B as percentage
Single person Married couple
(£) (£) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.)
November 1979 14.00 30.93 114.10 12.3 79.90 17.5 83.60 16.7
November 1980 15.35 29.41 135.10 11.4 93.40 16.4 97.80 15.7
November 1981 16.10 27.55 149.50 10.8 101.00 15.9 105.40 15.3
November 1982 17.10 27.53 160.60 10.6 107.40 15.9 112.50 15.2
November 1983 17.45 26.80 172.40 10.1 115.50 15.1 121.30 14.4
November 1984 17.90 26.20 187.40 9.6 125.90 14.2 132.50 13.5
November 1985 18.55 25.74 199.50 9.3 134.40 13.8 141.60 13.1
July 1986 18.65 25.46 210.90 8.8 143.80 13.0 151.20 12.3
April 1987 18.85 24.65 224.00 8.4 155.90 12.1 163.00 11.6
April 1988 19.25 24.22 245.80 7.8 174.80 11.0 182.00 10.6
April 1989 19.85 23.11 269.50 7.4 191.30 10.4 198.90 10.0
April 1990 20.65 21.97 295.60 7.0 212.80 9.7 221.10 9.3
April 1991 121.90 21.90 318.90 6.9 230.00 9.5 238.30 9.2

Annual amount of mortgage interest not included in assessments due to the restriction to 50 per cent.
Year £ millions
1988 33
1989 34
1990 71

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest million.
  2. 2. Annual amount for each year has been derived by multiplying the average weekly figure for a week in May by 52.
  3. 3. The figures do not take account of changes in interest rates and case loads, among other variables, during the year.