HC Deb 21 June 1996 vol 279 cc624-6W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the total level of in-work benefits for each year since 1975(a) at current prices and (b) at constant 1996 prices; and if he will break down these figures for each year by family credit, housing benefit, income support and council tax benefit. [33920]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.

Table 1: Expenditure on claimants who have income from work
£ millions
Housing benefit Community charge benefit/council tax benefit
Cash terms 1996–97 prices Cash terms 1996–97 prices
1990–91 340 416 170 208
1991–92 395 455 80 92
1992–93 525 581 95 105
1993–94 600 645 130 140
1994–95 700 739 140 148

Notes:

  1. 1. "In-work" includes claimants with earnings from employment and self-employment.
  2. 2. Details not available before 1990.
  3. 3. GDP deflator at market prices used in the calculation.
  4. 4. Council tax benefit introduced in 1993–94.

Source:

Housing benefit management information system I per cent. sample.

Table 2
£ million
Income Support
Cash terms 1996–97 prices
1988–89 355 502
1989–90 371 490
1990–91 448 549
1991–92 577 664
1992–93 677 750
1993–94 590 634
1994–95 564 595

Notes: 1

  1. "In-work" includes claimants with earnings from employment and self-employment.
  2. 2. GDP deflator at market prices used in the calculation.

Source:

Income support annual statistical inquiries—May 1989 to 1992.

Income support quarterly stastistical inquiries—February 1993 to 1995.

Table 3
£ millions
Family income supplement/family credit
Year Cash price 1996–97 prices
1975–76 12 53
1976–77 18 68
1977–78 25 87
1978–79 24 74
1979–80 27 71
1980–81 42 94
1981–82 66 134
1982–83 94 178
1983–84 123 223
1984–85 126 218
1985–86 130 213
1986–87 161 256
1987–88 180 272
1988–89 394 558
1989–90 425 562
1990–91 494 605
1991–92 626 721
1992–93 929 1,028
1993–94 1,208 1,299
1994–95 1,441 1,521

Estimated annual expenditure on benefits paid to claimants with income from work in 1994–95
Table 1: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
£ millions
Not in receipt of income support In receipt of income support All cases
Housing benefit Council tax benefit Housing benefit Council tax benefit Housing benefit Council tax benefit
Wales 25 3 9 2 34 4
Scotland 32 1 9 3 41 4
South East 106 14 33 8 139 22
South West 51 9 12 4 64 13
East Midlands 31 7 14 4 45 12
West Midlands 26 7 12 4 38 11
North West 58 17 15 5 73 23
Yorkshire and Humberside 46 14 14 4 59 17
North 27 8 15 4 42 13
East Anglia 16 3 19 2 25 6
London 119 12 21 4 140 16
Total 537 95 163 45 700 140

Notes:

  1. 1. Tables include benefit units where either the claimant or partner has income from employment/self-employment.
  2. 2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest million.
  3. 3. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  4. 4. No information is available by constituency or travel-to-work area.

Source:

Estimates derived from the annual 1 per cent. housing benefit sample enquiry.

Table 2: Family credit, disability working allowance and income support
£ millions
Family credit Disability working allowance Income support
Midlands 265 2.0 93.8
North Eastern 268 2.0 93.9
London North 170 1.1 96.3
Wales and South Western 194 1.9 94.2
North Western 241 2.0 64.9
Scotland 158 1.1 28.3
London South 146 0.9 92.2
Great Britain 1,441 11.0 563.7

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures for family credit have been rounded to the nearest million.
  2. 2. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
  3. 3. Areas are DSS administrative regions.

Sources:

  1. 1. Family credit statistics (5 per cent. sample of all awards)—February 1995.
  2. 2. Disability working allowance statistics (all awards)—February 1995.
  3. 3. Income support quarterly statistical inquiry—February 1995.

Table 3
£ millions
Family income supplement/family credit
Year Cash price 1996–97 prices
1995–96 1,683 1,729

Notes:

1. GDP deflator at market prices used in the calculation.

Source:

1996 departmental report and its predecessors.

Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was paid in in-work benefits in terms of(a) family credit, (b) housing benefit, (c) income support, (d) council tax benefit and (e) other in-work benefits (i) by region, (ii) by constituency and (iii) by travel-to-work-area in the last financial year. [33921]

Mr. Evans

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables. The information given is for the financial year 1994–95, broken down by region.