HC Deb 10 April 2000 vol 348 c26W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the impact on benefit payments in the next financial year of a single minimum wage for all age groups of(a) £4.00 per hour, (b) £4.20 per hour and (c) £4.50 per hour. [108674]

Angela Eagle

[pursuant to her reply, 8 February 2000, c. 131W]: The information is in the table.

Estimated savings in 2000–01 on benefit payments of a National Minimum Wage of £4.00, £4.20 and £4.50
£ million
£4.00 £4.20 £4.50
Income Support/JSA (IB) -30 -50 -70
Housing Benefit -50 -70 -100
Council Tax Benefit -10 -15 -20
Total -90 -135 -195

Notes:

  1. 1. Estimates based on 1996–97 Family Resources Survey data, uprated to 2000–01 prices and benefit rates.
  2. 2. Estimates rounded to the nearest £5 million. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  3. 3. Estimates assume no secondary effects on employment or wages.