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Dept of Social Security;Social Security Benefits Agency

Answer

Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what were the amounts and types of benefit recouped by the compensation recovery unit which have been reimbursed to the national insurance fund for (a) 1993-94, (b) 1994-95 and (c) 1995-96. [2780] Mr. Roger Evans: This is a matter for Peter Mathison, chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member. Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr Alan Howarth, dated 12 November 1996: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking, what were the mounts and types of benefit recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit which have been reimbursed to the National Insurance Fund for (a)1993-94, (b) 1994-95 and (c) 1995-96. The information requested is shown in the attached table. I hope you find this reply helpful. Accounts and types of benefit recouped by the compensation recovery unit _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Benefit type 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 £ £ £ Invalidity benefit{1} 31,507,196.35 51,912,225.48 45,957,227.95 Incapacity benefit{1} nil nil 21,806,993.44 Unemployment benefit{1} 236,168.62 355,419.58 518,384.73 Sickness benefit{1} 3,027,307.11 4,391,479.21 5,039,440.94 Income support 5,188,320.46 7,999,922.25 10,150,965.02 Attendance allowance 495,364.16 876,537.69 839,317.51 Statutory sick pay 13,874,752.39 17,268,020.26 15,281,003.03 Mobility allowance 942,886.54 1,039,547.38 821,166.41 Industrial injuries disablement 7,899,333.58 12,511,359.68 16,429,575.75 benefit Constant attendance allowance 136,815.64 244,809.00 266,496.25 Reduced earnings allowance 4,894,461.35 5,236,865.95 4,176,652.21 Retirement allowance 3,506,55 5,302.25 601.76 Family credit 914.68 625.82 Nil Severe disablement allowance 828,476.30 1,520,197.28 1,978,326.60 Old cases act benefit Nil Nil Nil Disability living allowance 2,486,917.53 6,601,000.90 10,823,763.54 Disability working allowance 18,940.81 53,767.19 89,306.95 Exceptionally severe disablement 23,894.90 61,817.02 53,128.88 allowance _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures are provisional and subject to change. {1} These amounts have been reimbursed to the National Insurance Fund. The amounts for all other benefits have been reimbursed to either Votes 1 or 2 of Class XIII Appropriation Accounts.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2780; 285 c263-4W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Social security benefits Compensation Recovery Unit

Contains statistics

Yes