Hansard

Disability Living Allowance: Children

Volume 486: debated on Tuesday 20 January 2009

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Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on disability living allowance for children in each year from 1990 to 2008; how much he estimates will be spent in 2009; and if he will make a statement. (248618)

Jonathan Shaw

The available information is in the following table.

Disability living allowance expenditure for children

£ million

Nominal

2008-09 prices

1992-93

231

347

1993-94

325

474

1994-95

365

524

1995-96

437

611

1996-97

443

597

1997-98

489

641

1998-99

529

679

1999-2000

566

713

2000-01

607

755

2001-02

674

819

2002-03

762

898

2003-04

794

909

2004-05

842

939

2005-06

924

1,009

2006-07

973

1,035

2007-08

1,013

1,046

2008-091

1,058

1,058

2009-101

1,117

1,101

1 Forecast.

Note:

Definition of children is those under the age of 16.

Source:

DWP accounting and statistical data and autumn 2008 forecasts.