§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the amount of state benefits regained
Average household equivalised incomes of women over the age of 25 who are widowed, single and in partnerships Equivalent monetary values in £s per week Before housing costs After housing costs Year Widows Singles Women in couples Widows Singles Women in couples 1981 — 168 207 — 152 180 1987 — 205 251 — 186 218 1988–89 — 207 273 — 189 240 1990–91 — 207 293 — 189 258 1991–92 194 215 294 182 195 259 1992–93 194 218 296 180 196 262 1. The information in the table is derived from the Households Below Average Incomes' datasets.
2. Information for widows is not available before 1991. Figures for single women includes women who are single and never married, divorced, separated and widows. In 1981, 1987 and 1988–89 information for women in couples covers married women only; women who were co-habiting are counted as single women. Information for couples for later years includes married women and women who are co-habiting.
3. Estimates are of mean weekly household equivalised disposable income. For further information about equivalisation see appendix 4 of Households Below Average Income 1979–1992–93—a copy of which is in the Library. Figures are given to the nearest whole £ and are in March 1995 prices.
4. All estimates are subject to sampling error.
5. Figures for 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 are for two calendar years data combined.
838Wby the compensation recovery unit in (a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland in each of the past three years. [11541]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 22 January, Official Report, column 108, about the compensation recovery unit, if he will list the parties which were consulted in late 1995. [12484]