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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total annual expenditure on in-work benefits for each of the last 15 years.[27930] Mr. Burt: The information is in the tables. In-work expenditure from 1980-81 to 1987-88 £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 FIS/family credit 42 66 94 123 126 130 161 180 Disability working allowance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Housing benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Community charge benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Council tax benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 42 66 94 123 126 130 161 180 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In-work expenditure from 1988-89 to 1994-95 £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 FIS/Family credit 394 425 494 626 929 1,208 1,441 Disability working 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 allowance Housing benefit 0 0 340 395 525 600 700 Community charge benefit 0 0 170 80 95 0 0 Council tax benefit 0 0 0 0 0 130 140 Total 394 425 1,004 1,101 1,552 1,945 2,292 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Amounts expressed in cash prices. 2. Amounts for housing benefit, community charge benefit and council tax benefit include expenditure on recipients who work, but who also get income support. Source: 1. Social Security Department report 1995-96 and its predecessors. 2. Housing benefit management system annual inquiry (sample 1 per cent.).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

27930; 277 c98W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Council tax benefits Disability working allowance Community charge benefits Housing benefit Expenditure Family credit Social security benefits

Contains statistics

Yes