HC Deb 09 April 1934 vol 288 cc6-7
15. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Minister of Labour the annual amount of contributions made to the Unemployment Insurance Fund by employés, employers, and the State, respectively, and the annual sum paid in benefit for the years 1931, 1932, and 1933?

UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
— Financial years.
1931–32. 1932–33. 1933–34 (provisional).
£ £ £
Unemployment benefit 80,168,975 54,171,487 40,290,000
Contributions of:
Employers* 17,109,429 19,049,157 19,650,000
Employed persons* 16,140,414 19,049,157 19,650,000
Service Departments in respect of men discharged from His Majesty's Forces. 417,317 357,505 370,000
33,667,160 38,455,819 39,670,000
Contributions by Exchequer:
Ordinary contribution 16,793,385 19,182,223 19,800,000
Deficiency grant 444,577 6,363,377 —
17,237,962 25,545,600 19,800,000
In addition during the three years in question the Exchequer paid £32,374,570, £53,785,682, and £52,250,000 (provisional) in respect of Transitional Benefit and Payments and their administration.
* These figures are approximate apportionments; accounts are not kept separately of the contributions paid by employers and by employed persons.