§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the expenditure on benefits to lone parents for each year since 1979; and what is the forecast expenditure for each year up to 2000(a) in terms of annual real growth, (b) in cash terms and (c) as a proportion of social security expenditure. [38996]
§ Mr. Keith Bradley[holding answer 20 April 1998]: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Lone parents expenditure in cash and real terms (1997–98 prices) expressed as a percentage of grand total social security expenditure Year Cash prices(£ million) Real terms(1997–98 prices)(£ million) Lone parents expenditure expressed as a percentage of grand total social security expenditure 1978–79 596 1,886 4 1979–80 730 1,979 4 1980–81 856 1,962 4 1981–82 1,079 2,254 4 1982–83 1,394 2,719 4 1983–84 1,806 3,366 5 1984–85 2,034 3,610 5 1985–86 2,362 3,974 5 1986–87 2,638 4,309 6 1987–88 2,977 4,617 6 1988–89 3,528 5,128 7 1989–90 3,903 5,303 7 1990–91 4,680 5,887 8 1991–92 5,758 6,808 8 1992–93 7,108 8,066 9 1993–94 8,126 8,962 9 1994–95 8,853 9,618 10 1995–96 9,579 10,126 10 1996–97 10,133 10,406 11 1997–98 10,298 10,298 11 1998–99 10,785 10,481 11 Note:
- 1. Detailed Government expenditure plans for future years (1999–2000 to 2000–01) will be published after the completion of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
- 2. Grand total social security expenditure includes the cost of administration as well as additional local authority expenditure on Housing, Community Charge and Council Tax Benefits.
Source:
1. The figures are taken from the March 1998 Social Security Departmental Report and earlier equivalents.