§ Sir Norman FowlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the actual figures for social security spending, excluding housing benefit, for each year since 1980. [30143]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the table.
Year Cost (£ million) 1980–81 22,707 1981–82 27,316 1982–83 30,880 1983–84 34,364 1984–85 37,117 1985–86 40,311 1986–87 43,444 1987–88 45,609 1988–89 46,193 1989–90 48,800 1990–91 54,126 1991–92 62,947 1992–93 70,905 1993–94 76,923 1994–95 78,288 1995–96 81,669 Source:
Departmental reports 1980–81 to 1995–96.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families in receipt of family credit have children in receipt of child benefit. [30136]
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§ Mr. Roger EvansAlmost all family credit recipients also receive child benefit. Nearly 95 per cent. of families declare receipt at the time of their claim but, as child benefit does not affect entitlement to family credit, it is not always declared.
Source:
Family credit computer system 5 per cent. sample of all awards.
§ Sir Norman FowlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security he will set out the actual figures for spending on housing benefit for each year since its introduction. [30142]
§ Mr. EvansInformation relating to the current housing benefit scheme is set out in the table:
Housing benefit expenditure—Great Britain Year Out-turn (£ million) 1988–89 3,773 1989–90 4,299 1990–91 5,147 1991–92 6,482 1992–93 7,901 1993–94 9,218 1994–95 10,181 1995–96 10,8481 Note:
1 Estimated out-turn.
Source:
Social Security departmental reports.