HL Deb 10 November 1997 vol 583 c5WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the annual cost of administering the All Work Test for Incapacity Benefit.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

The information is not available in the format requested. Data are not held separately for the All Work Test element within the allocations for the administration of Incapacity Benefit.

However, the total additional funding for the administration of Incapacity Benefit was £42,571 million for 1995-96 and £39,454 million for 1996-97. This does not include any funding for Sickness or Invalidity Benefits.