HC Deb 19 June 1996 vol 279 cc487-8W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish table 8 on page 16 of "The Growth of Social Security" updated to 1995–96. [32484]

Mr. Burt

The information is set out in the table.

Social security benefit expenditure in 1995–96 and 2000–2001
Benefit 1995–96 2000–2001
Retirement Pension— Basic 27.9 29.4
Retirement Pension— Earnings-Related 2.3 4.6
Widow's Pension 1.1 1.1
War Pension 1.2 1.3
Attendance Allowance 2.2 2.7
Disability Living Allowance 3.7 5.9
Unemployment Benefit/Jobseeker's Allowance 11.1 15.2
Invalidity/Incapacity Benefit—basic— 6.7 5.1
earnings-related 1.4 0.7
Income Support— pensioner— 3.8 2.7
non-pensioners 12.8 7.9
Child Benefit 6.3 6.6
Family Credit 1.7 2.0
Rent Allowance 5.4 6.8
Rent Rebate 0.7 0.7
Council Tax Benefit 2.1 2.3
Other Benefits 3.5 4.9
Total DSS 83.5 89.9
Rent Rebate Subsidy Element (RRSE) 3.5 2.9
Total DSS and RRSE 86.9 92.8
Non-central Government Housing Benefit 1.9 2.5
Grant Total Benefits 88.8 95.3

1. All figures are estimated outturn in 1995–96 prices.

2. The table shows the latest long-term projections of social security benefit expenditure in a similar format to that used in table 8 of "The Growth of Social Security".

3. The latest projections assume a constant unemployment level over the period.

4. Projections showing the effect of falling unemployment have not been produced for the latest figures.

1 Expenditure on jobseeker's allowance in 2000–01, covers contributory and non-contributory jobseeker's allowance and includes some expenditure classified as income support (non-pensioners) in 1995–96.