DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE

HL Deb 05 December 1994 vol 559 cc70-1WA

Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the estimated expenditure on Disability Working Allowance in 1993–94, what was the actual expenditure, and what is their explanation of any discrepancy.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

The Government's planned expenditure for Disability Working Allowance was £10 million¹ in 1993–1994. The actual expenditure was £7.2 million². This discrepancy is due to the fact that Disability Working Allowance is a new benefit and forecasts were inevitably tentative.

Source:

¹Social Security Departmental Report published in March 1994.

²Appropriation Accounts 1993–94 (Class XIII, Vote 1 Central Government administered Social Security benefits and other payments) published in October 1994.