Written question asked by Bob Clay (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 1991. It was answered by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 1991 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

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Question: If he will give a detailed breakdown of how the #600 million extra a year in real terms which has been made available to families through income-related benefits, has been allocated to families with low incomes & details for each year from 1988-89 onwards of how much of the extra #600 million a year, in real terms, given to low-income families has (a) gone into each means-tested benefit, (b) increased the real value of each means-tested benefit to individual households & (c) been spent because of changes in nos of families receiving means-tested benefits. - Inc table.

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