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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.