HC Deb 06 May 1998 vol 311 c429W
Mr. Rendel

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much child benefit is currently awarded on behalf of children aged(a) under five and (b) 16 and 17 years of age. [41064]

Mr. Keith Bradley

The information is set out in the table.

£ million
Expenditure on Child Benefit and One Parent Benefit
Children aged under 5 years 1,868
Children aged 16 and 17 years 621

Notes:

  1. 1. The figures are for 1996–97, the latest available.
  2. 2. The figures are consistent with the Departmental Report 1998 (Cm 3913).
  3. 3. Includes figures for One Parent Benefit which was amalgamated with Child Benefit from April 1997. One Parent Benefit expenditure has been assigned to the age group according to the age of the eldest child.