§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assumption was made for financial year 1995–96 on the flowback to the Exchequer from encouraging women back to work; and what revisions714W have been made to those assumptions during the course of the year. [15223]
§ Mr. BurtNo specific estimate has been made on the overall flowback to the Exchequer from social security and employment measures focused on helping women into work. On average, encouraging a lone parent to move from income support to family credit saves £50 per week from a combination of public expenditure savings and increased revenue. For those women, or their partners, who are not in receipt of income-related benefits, the payback will be lower.