HC Deb 13 December 1996 vol 287 c370W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the additional administrative cost if all retirement pensioners eligible for income support in 1995–96 had successfully claimed it. [8249]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information requested is not available. The additional administrative cost of processing and maintaining income support claims, had all pensioners chosen to take up their entitlement in 1994–95, is estimated to lie between £29 million and £39 million.