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Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was spending on (a) the disabled and (b) the retired in real terms in (i) 1979, (ii) 1983, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1990–91.
Mr. Scott
Social Security spending on long-term sick and disabled people and elderly people is given in the table. All figures are at 1990–91 prices.
| Disabled people £ million | Elderly people £ million | |
| 1978–79 | 4,469 | 22,097 |
| 1982–83 | 5,468 | 25,123 |
| 1986–87 | 8,014 | 28,454 |
| 1990–91 | 10,118 | 28,590 |
Note:
1990–91 figures are estimated outturn.