§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of people who have ceased to receive benefit following changes to the benefit law in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BurtInformation on why individuals cease to claim benefit is not available. A comparison of estimates of the total number of current social security benefit awards at any one time shows an overall increase of around 18 million between 1979 and 1992–93.
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Rate of Unemployment Benefit for a Married Couple with two Children under 11 years Total UB Average Real Value of Benefit at April 1993 Prices over the Period Equivalent Value of Benefit at April 1993 Prices at Date of Uprating As a percentage of all adults average earnings November 1976 27.50 89.09 92.00 40.6 April 1977 26.50 79.99 81.52 38.0 November 1977 30.30 88.67 89.68 41.1 April 1978 28.20 78.98 80.38 35.9 November 1978 29.20 78.36 79.98 34.7 April 1979 27.20 66.90 70.43 30.5 November 1979 33.35 71.80 77.82 33.2 November 1980 35.90 68.78 72.65 29.9 November 1981 38.00 66.41 68.68 28.7 November 1982 41.05 68.50 69.82 28.8 November 1983 44.05 70.00 71.46 28.1 November 1984 46.00 68.99 71.11 27.5 November 1985 49.25 71.49 72.19 27.6 July 1986 49.80 70.65 71.80 26.3 April 1987 50.85 69.60 70.23 25.6 April 1988 52.95 68.38 70.37 24.2 April 1989 56.10 67.19 69.01 23.4