Benefits

HC Deb 20 July 1993 vol 229 cc202-3W

Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what were the total aggregate payments of(a) family income support, (b) income support and (c) community charge benefit for each benefit office in Yorkshire and Humberside during the two most recent financial years for which figures are available.

Mr. Burt

I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the information is not available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.

Mr. Stephen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much money, in the last financial year for which figures are available, was(a) received from national insurance contributions and (b) spent on (i) unemployment benefit, (ii) sickness benefit, (iii) child benefit, (iv) housing benefit, (v) other social security benefits, (vi) the national health service and (vii) the state pension.

Mr. Scott

(a) £32, 474 million¹ was received from national insurance contributions in 1991–92.

(b) Spending in 1991–92 was as follows²

	(£ million)
Unemployment benefit	1,604
Sickness benefit	273
Child benefit	5,189
Housing benefit	6,058
Retirement pension	25,625
Other social security benefits	26,587

Spending on the national health service is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.

Sources:

¹National insurance fund accounts 1991–92.

²1993 departmental report.