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Child Benefit
Mr. Ruane: To 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.
| 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 |
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| 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 | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| October 1991 | 7.50 | 0.25 | 3.45 |
| April 1992 | 7.80 | 0.30 | 4.00 |
| April 1993 | 8.10 | 0.30 | 3.85 |
| April 1994 | 8.25 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| April 1995 | 8.45 | 0.20 | 2.42 |
| April 1996 | 8.80 | 0.35 | 4.14 |
| April 1997 | 9.00 | 0.20 | 2.27 |
| April 1998 | 9.30 | 0.30 | 3.33 |
| April 1999 | 9.60 | 0.30 | 3.23 |
| April 2000 | 10.00 | 0.40 | 4.17 |
Notes:
1. The Retail Prices Index (all items) has been used, as published by the Office for National Statistics.
2. The rate of Child Benefit for Lone Parents has not been included.
Housing Benefit
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent for each social security administrative region on Housing Benefit over the last 10 years. [140685]
Angela Eagle: The available data are given in the table. The information is given by Government Office Regions as Social Security administrative regions are not coterminous with those of local authorities who administer Housing Benefit.
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| £ 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
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Working Families Tax Credit
Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will review the advice given in 'Paying Child Maintenance Direct for Your Earnings' that Working
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Families Tax Credit should not be classed as earnings and Part II Child Support (maintenance Assessments and special cases) Regulation 1992 paragraph 7(2) that 'payments to a person by way of Family Credit shall be treated as income'; [140606]
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- (2) if Working Family Tax Credit is claimed as earnings in a maintenance assessment by the Child Support Agency. [140602]
Angela Eagle: As a supplement to earnings, Working Families Tax Credit paid to a non-resident parent is properly treated as income in the calculation of maintenance liability. The formula makes separate allowance for any children in a non-resident parent's second family. Working Families Tax Credit paid to the parent with care is not taken into account as he or she is already meeting the day to day costs of raising the child.
All leaflets on child support are kept under regular review.
Benefits (Selby)
Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in the constituency of Selby have been in receipt of (a) Income Support, (b) Disability Living Allowance, (c) Incapacity Benefit, (d) Unemployment Benefit and (e) Housing Benefit in each of the last 10 years. [140243]
Angela Eagle: The administration of benefits is a matter for Alexis Cleveland, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. She will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. John Grogan, dated 28 November 2000:
- The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked Alexis Cleveland to respond to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in the constituency of Selby have been in receipt of (a) income support, (b) disability living allowance, (c) incapacity benefit, (d) unemployment benefit and (e) housing benefit in each of the last 10 years. Due to annual leave I am replying on her behalf.
- The data is not available in the requested format however the information that is available is supplied in the attached tables. Data has also been provided for the Local Authority of Selby, as figures at Constituency level are only available from 1998.
- I hope this is helpful.
| Year | Selby local authority | Selby constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May | ||
| 1992 | 3,200 | -- |
| 1993 | 3,100 | -- |
| 1994 | 3,400 | -- |
| 1995 | 3,500 | -- |
| 1996 | 3,000 | -- |
| 1997 | 2,800 | -- |
| 1998 | 2,700 | 3,200 |
| 1999 | 2,700 | 3,200 |
| 2000 | 3,000 | 3,400 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. The numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample data and are rounded to the nearest hundred.
4. Jobseeker's Allowance replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for the unemployed from October 1996.
5. There were changes in the boundaries covering Selby local authority during May 1995.
6. Local authority figures are unavailable before 1992.
Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, May 1992--May 2000 (5 per cent. samples)
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| Year | Selby local authority | Selby constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May | ||
| 1993 | 1,400 | -- |
| 1994 | 1,200 | -- |
| 1995 | 1,500 | -- |
| 1996 | 1,600 | -- |
| 1997 | 1,700 | -- |
| 1998 | 1,770 | 2,054 |
| 1999 | 1,845 | 2,145 |
| 2000 | 1,916 | 2,219 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample apart from 1998, 1999 and 2000, which are based on 100 per cent. data and are not rounded.
4. There were changes in the boundaries covering Selby local authority during May 1995
Sources:
Information Centre sample data (DLA) May 1993-May 1997 (5 per cent. samples)
Information Centre sample data (DLA) May 1998-May 2000 (100 per cent. data)
| Year | Selby local authority | Selby constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May | ||
| 1995 | 2,100 | -- |
| 1996 | 2,100 | -- |
| 1997 | 2,100 | -- |
| 1998 | 2,200 | 2,400 |
| 1999 | 2,000 | 2,200 |
| 2000 | 2,000 | 2,200 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Incapacity Benefit figures exclude a small number of cases held clerically.
4. The numbers are based on 5 per cent. sample data and are rounded to the nearest hundred.
5. There were changes in the boundaries covering Selby local authority during May 1995.
Source:
Incapacity Benefit: Figures are taken from 5 per cent. samples of the benefit computer system.
| Year | Selby local authority | Selby constituency |
|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | 1,900 | -- |
| May 1997 | 1,700 | -- |
| May 1998 | 1,500 | 1,700 |
| May 1999 | 1,100 | 1,300 |
| May 2000 | 900 | 1,000 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Jobseeker's Allowance replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for the unemployed from October 1996.
4. Jobseeker's Allowance numbers include claimants receiving either Income-based and/or contribution-based JSA and claimants receiving no benefit, but sign for National Insurance credits only.
5. Estimates for local authority areas or parliamentary constituency are not available for Unemployment Benefit.
6. The figures are based on 5 per cent. sample data and are rounded to the nearest hundred.
7. There were changes in the boundaries covering Selby local authority during May 1995.
8. Care should be taken when using the figure for November 1996 due to the seasonal nature of unemployment. This is the first available data for JSA, which was introduced in October 1996.
Source:
Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, November 1966-May 2000 (5 per cent. samples)
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| Year | Selby local authority |
|---|---|
| May | |
| 1992 | 3,560 |
| 1993 | 2,660 |
| 1994 | 2,790 |
| 1995 | 3,640 |
| 1996 | 3,400 |
| 1997 | 3,390 |
| 1998 | 3,200 |
| 1999 | 3,360 |
| 2000 | 3,060 |
Notes:
1. Parliamentary constituency data are unavailable for Housing Benefit.
2. Housing Benefit figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
3. Housing Benefit figures are based on 100 per cent data.
4. Housing Benefit data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
5. Housing Benefit figures exclude Extended Payment cases, which were only available from May 1997.
6. There were changes in the boundaries covering Selby local authority during May 1995.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit quarterly 100 per cent. caseload counts.
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