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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion and what amount of the total welfare benefit bill for the past five years has been paid as (a) contributory and (b) non-contributory benefit. [67732] Angela Eagle: The information is in the tables. Social Security benefits expenditure £ billion _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Contributory benefits Non-contributory benefits Total benefits expenditure 1993-94 39.5 42.9 82.4 1994-95 39.8 45.0 84.8 1995-96 40.7 48.1 88.8 1996-97 42.2 50.1 92.3 1997-98 43.2 50.5 93.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contributory and non-contributory benefits as a percentage of Social Security Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Contributory benefits Non contributory 1993-94 48.0 52.0 1994-95 46.9 53.1 1995-96 45.9 54.1 1996-97 45.7 54.3 1997-98 46.1 53.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The figures for 1997-98 are consistent with those published in the Pre-Budget Report of November 1998. Figures for the earlier years are derived from the Departmental Report 1998 (Cm 3913). 2. Social Security Benefits expenditure includes additional local authority expenditure on Housing, Community Charge and Council Tax Benefits.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

67732; 324 c289W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Expenditure Social security benefits Non-contributory benefits

Contains statistics

Yes