§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will list for(a) 1992, (b) 1991, (c) 1990 and (d) 1989, the total amount of expenditure on (i) income support (ii) housing benefit and (iii) council tax benefit given to families containing one or more adults in work;
(2) if he will list, for (a) 1992, (b) 1991, (c) 1990 and (d) 1989, how many families containing one or more adults in work received (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit and (iii) council tax benefit;
(3) if he will list for (a) 1993, (b) 1992, (c) 1991, (d) 1990 and (e) 1989, the total amount of expenditure on (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit and (iii) council tax benefit given to people in work with no dependants;
(4) if he will list for (a) 1993, (b) 1992, (c) 1991, (d) 1990 and (e) 1989, how many people in work with no dependants, received (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit and (iii) council tax benefit.
§ Mr. Roger Evans[holding answer 6 March 1995]: The information requested is set out in the tables.
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IS HB CTB 1989 Number of Families in work in receipt of: 112,000 — — Estimated expenditure on this group £278,000,000 — — Number of recipients in work without dependants in receipt of: 50.000 — — Estimated expenditure on this group £77.000.000 — — 1990 Number of families in work in receipt of: 107,000 182,000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £295,000.000 £99.000,000 — Number of recipients in work without dependants in receipt of: 46,000 142,000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £76,000,000 £138,000,000 — 1991 Number of families in work in receipt of: 121.000 192,000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £373.000,000 £242,000,000 — Number of recipients in work without dependants in receipt of: 43.000 138.000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £75,000,000 £150,000,000 — 1992 Number of families in work in receipt of: 133,000 223.000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £458,000,000 £333,000,000 — Number of recipients in work without dependants in receipt of: 64,000 146,000 — Estimated expenditure on this group £118.000,000 £191,000,000 — 1993 Number of families in work in receipt of: 127,000 240.000 280,000 Estimated expenditure on this group £481,000,000 £383,000,000 £79.000.000 Number of recipients in work without dependants in receipt of: 70.000 150,000 174.000 Estimated expenditure on this group £146,000.000 £217,000,000 £47,000,000 Notes:
- 1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand and expenditure to the nearest million.
- 2. For this analysis we have taken "recipients" to mean benefit units consisting of single people or couples with no dependants. and "families" to mean benefit units consisting of single people or couples with dependants.
- 3. For council tax benefit 1993 is the only year that figures have been provided. Prior to 1993 community charge benefit was in payment and figures for this are not comparable.
- 4. Estimated annual expenditure is calculated as benefit units multiplied by the average weekly amount of benefit in payment for the group, multiplied by 52.
- 5. IS and HB columns are not mutually exclusive and cannot therefore be summed.
Source:
Income support statistics annual inquiries May 1989 to May 1993 housing benefit management information system annual 1 per cent. samples May 1989 to May 1993.