HC Deb 11 November 1998 vol 319 c231W
Mr. Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much extra he estimates will be spent on the disability income guarantee in the first two years of its operation relative to what would have been spent on the current equivalent disability benefits. [58509]

Mr. Timms

The estimated additional cost for 2001–02 will be in the region of £60 million. In the longer term we estimate that the cost will rise to £70 million per year.