§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the(a) real terms and (b) percentage changes in child benefit in each of the last 20 years. [140479]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 27 November 2000]: The information is in the tables.
Eldest child rates Uprating date Rate of Child Benefit Actual difference Percentage difference November 1980 4.75 — — November 1981 5.25 0.50 10.53 November 1982 5.85 0.60 11.43 November 1983 6.50 0.65 11.11 November 1984 6.85 0.35 5.38 November 1985 7.00 0.15 2.19 July 1986 7.10 0.10 1.43 April 1987 7.25 0.15 2.11 April 1988 7.25 0.00 0.00 April 1989 7.25 0.00 0.00 April 1990 7.25 0.00 0.00 April 1991 8.25 1.00 13.79 October 1991 9.25 1.00 12.12 April 1992 9.65 0.40 4.32 April 1993 10.00 0.35 3.63 April 1994 10.20 0.20 2.00 April 1995 10.40 0.20 1.96 April 1996 10.80 0.40 3.85 April 1997 11.05 0.25 2.31 April 1998 11.45 0.40 3.62 April 1999 14.40 2.95 25.76 April 2000 15.00 0.60 4.17
Housing Benefit expenditure £ million 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 North East — — — — — — 522 543 537 539 North West — — — — — — 1,335 1,430 1,424 1,420 Yorkshire and Humberside — — — — — — 796 832 830 831 East Midlands — — — — — — 548 573 568 565 West Midlands — — — — — — 875 914 901 900 Eastern — — — — — — 776 808 789 780 London — — — — — — 2,644 2,735 2,611 2,528 South East — — — — — — 1,225 1,283 1,234 1,211 South West — — — — — — 764 789 766 757 England (Total) 3,493 4,274 5,423 6,721 8,002 8,787 9,484 9,907 9,661 9,531 Wales 221 247 294 358 410 452 484 506 501 500 Scotland 519 573 642 733 805 864 907 967 1,014 1,036 Great Britain 4,233 5,094 6,359 7,812 9,217 10,103 10,875 11,380 11,176 11,067 Note:
As a breakdown by GOR is not available for earlier years the reply provides figures for each of the countries and Great Britain from 1994–95 to 1998–99
Source:
Housing Benefit Subsidy claim forms from local authorities and Housing Revenue Account data from the Department of the Environment