§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the amount in billions of pounds at 1997–98 prices, of social security benefit spending from 1979–80 to 1997–98, broken down into the client groups(a) elderly people, including pensions, (b) the sick and disabled, not including pensioners, (c) family support, (d) unemployment and (e) widows. [45424]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Social Security spending 1997–98 prices £billion Elderly people Sick and disabled Family Unemployed people Widows and others Total 1979–80 27.5 7.5 9.9 3.9 2.1 50.9 1980–81 27.8 7.3 9.3 5.6 2.0 51.9 1981–82 30.0 7.8 10.2 7.9 2.0 57.9 1982–83 31.4 8.1 10.9 9.3 2.0 61.7 1983–84 32.5 9.2 11.7 10.4 2.0 65.9 1984–85 32.9 9.8 12.1 11.0 2.0 67.8 1985–86 34.0 10.3 12.4 11.4 2.0 70.2 1986–87 35.4 11.5 12.7 11.7 2.0 73.4 1987–88 35.5 12.1 12.6 10.2 2.0 72.4 1988–89 34.4 12.5 12.3 7.8 1.8 68.8 1989–90 34.9 13.3 12.1 6.1 1.8 68.2 1990–91 35.8 14.1 12.5 6.7 2.0 71.1 1991–92 37.6 16.0 13.7 9.0 2.2 78.5 1992–93 38.7 18.3 15.8 10.6 2.1 85.5 1993–94 40.3 21.1 16.7 10.8 2.0 90.9 1994–95 40.6 22.1 17.5 9.9 2.0 92.2 1995–96 41.0 23.3 18.2 9.1 2.2 93.8 1996–97 42.1 24.2 18.7 7.8 2.1 94.8 1997–98 42.8 24.4 18.7 6.1 2.1 94.1 Note:
The client group names are general descriptions of broad areas of benefit expenditure. Expenditure is broadly classified according to the main reason a benefit is paid. For example, Attendance Allowance paid to an elderly person is allocated to the sick and disabled group rather than to the elderly group.Source:
The 1998 Departmental Report and earlier equivalents.