Income Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in income support in each year since 1996. (94303)

The available information is in the following tables.

*Income support (including minimum income guarantee) expenditure in Great Britain (real terms, 2006-07 prices)*
£ million
	Income support for people:
	Over 60¹	Under 60
Outturn:
1995-96	5,094	16,775
1996-97	4,827	13,451
1997-98	4,637	10,069
1998-99	4,335	9,790
1999-2000	4,442	9,753
2000-01	4,749	10,467
2001-02	5,077	10,881
2002-03	4,919	10,698
2003-04	—	11,056
2004-05	—	10,369

Estimated outturn:
2005-06	—	9,360

Plans:
2006-07	—	8,044
¹ Including minimum income guarantee.

*Income support (including minimum income guarantee) expenditure in Great Britain (nominal)*
£ million
	Income support for people:
	Over 60¹	Under 60
Outturn:
1995-96	3,888	12,804
1996-97	3,815	10,630
1997-98	3,773	8,193
1998-99	3,619	8,172
1999-2000	3,781	8,302
2000-01	4,095	9,026
2001-02	4,486	9,615
2002-03	4,484	9,753
2003-04	—	10,344
2004-05	—	9,914

Estimated outturn:
2005-06	—	9,137
Plans:
2006-07	—	8,044
¹ Including minimum income guarantee. Notes: 1. Minimum income guarantee was replaced by pension credit in October 2003. The 2002-03 outturn figures for those over 60 include some pension credit expenditure. 2. Figures are consistent with the Budget Report 2006. 3. Expenditure for 2005-06 reflects the latest benefit-by-benefit estimate of outturn, and not the amounts voted by Parliament. Source: DWP Expenditure tables

Volume 451: debated on Wednesday 1 November 2006