HC Deb 04 March 1996 vol 273 cc78-81W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out for each year since 1990–91 in respect of the supply estimates for each sub-head of the votes accounted for by the Department of Social Security(a) the original estimate, the amount of increase or decrease for which approval was sought in the (b) summer, (c) winter and (d) spring supplementary estimates and the (e) amount of any excess vote; and which sub-heads were subject to a cash limit. [16678]

Mr. Burt

The table sets out the original estimate provision, the changes secured in the summer, winter, and

£000
Vote Number Vote title Original/revised Summer Winter Spring Excess
1990–91
Class XIV, Vote 1 Pension and disability benefits (non-contributory) 3,641,000 — 1,881,000 39,000 —
Class XIV, Vote 2 Income support 8,461,000 — 14,747 213,000 206,438
Class XIV, Vote 3 Family benefits 5,314,000 — 1 — —
Class XIV, Vote 4 Social fund 152,000 — — 11,400 —
Class XIV, Vote 5 Housing benefit, community charge benefit and transitional payments 3,536,041 444,000 — 166,480 —
Class XIV, Vote 61 Housing benefit administration and community charge benefit administration 114,464 — 5,500 — —
Class XIV, Vote 71 DSS Administration and miscellaneous services 1,703,179 3,080 116 59,013 —
1991–92
Class XIV, Vote 1 Gentral government administered social security benefits and other payments 20,719,198 210,000 1,680,076 804,496 —
Class XIV, Vote 2 Housing benefit, community charge benefit, payments, into the NI fund and payments into the social fund IRO regulated expenditure 4,581,930 — 236,531 45,900 —
Class XIV, Vote 31 Housing benefit administration and community charge benefit administration, payments into the social fund IRO discretionary expenditure and other grants 292, 625 — 32,918 — —
Class XIV, Vote 41 DSS administration and miscellaneous services 1,838,770 42,658 19,789 22,716 —
1992–93
Class XIV, Vote 1 Central Government administered social security benefits and other payments 25,623,405 145,000 1,435,000 448,745 353,952
Class XIV, Vote 2 Housing benefit, community charge benefit, payments into the NI fund and payments into the social fund IRO regulated expenditure 5,725,652 — 286,620 215,128 —
Class XIV, Vote 31 Housing benefit administration and community charge benefit administration, payments into the social fund IRO discretionary expenditure and other grants 351,991 13,981 4,250 — —
Class XIV, Vote 41 DSS administration and miscellaneous services 2,270,076 — 1,922 21,426 —
1993–94
Class XIII, Vote 1 Central government administered social security benefits and other payments 30,332,625 — — 790,000 141,339
Class XIII, Vote 2 Housing benefit, council tax benefit, payments into the NI fund and payments into the social fund IRO regulated expenditure 14,141,567 — 886,600 63,955 —
Class XIII, Vote 31 Housing benefit administration and council tax benefit administration, payments into the social fund IRO discretionary expenditure and other grants 402,647 — — — —
Class XIII, Vote 41 DSS administration and miscellaneous services 2,526,356 810 30,958 1,870 —
1994–95
Class XIII, Vote 1 Central government administered social security benefits and other payments 32,006,440 — — 395,365 139,668

spring supplementary estimates, and the amounts of any excess votes, for each of the votes accounted for by the Department of Social Security and for each year since 1990–91. Details of grants, expenditure, and receipts in respect of individual subheads of the votes are contained within the published appropriation accounts for each vote which are available in the Library.

£000
Vote Number Vote title Original/revised Summer Winter Spring Excess
Class XIII, Vote 2 Housing benefit, council tax benefit, payments into the NI Fund and payments into the social fund IRO regulated expenditure 13,628,051 — 375,000 152,238 —
Class XIII, Vote 31 Housing benefit administration and council tax benefit administration, payments into the social fund IRO discretionary expenditure and other grants 425,044 — — — —
Class XIII, Vote 41 DSS administration and miscellaneous services 2,724,356 — 45,825 — —
1 This Vote is subject to a cash limit, the figures quoted above represent the NET provision.