HC Deb 23 March 1994 vol 240 cc287-8W
Mr. Wicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is(a) the youth training scheme allowance and (b) the income support level on severe hardship grounds for 17-year-olds and what were the equivalent figures in (i) 1990–91, (ii) 1991–92 and (iii) 1992–93.

Miss Widdecombe

The figures for the youth training (YT) allowance and the income support level on severe hardship grounds for 17-year-olds for the years requested are given in the following table:

£ YT allowance Income support level
1990–91 35.00 28.80
1991–92 35.00 131.15
1992–93 35.00 33.60
1993–94 35.00 34.80
1 31.40 from 1 October 1991.