HC Deb 10 December 1936 vol 318 cc2144-5
12. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Minister of Labour the annual amount of contributions made to the Unemployment Insurance Fund since its establishment by employers, employés, and the State,

Statement showing the annual amount of contributions paid into the Unemployment Fund by employers, employed persons and the Exchequer respectively, and the annual sum paid in insurance benefit from the time the Fund was established up to 31st March, 1936.
Period (a). Contributions. Insurance Benefit (c).
Employers. Employed Persons. Defence Departments for discharged members of H.M. Forces. Exchequer (b).
£000. £000. £000. £000. £000.
1913 … … 811 811 — 378 208
1914 … … 901 901 — 602 531
1915 … … 825 825 — 547 419
1916 … … 847 847 — 539 79
1917 … … 1,350 1,350 — 746 34
1918 … … 1,639 1,639 — 1,007 86
1919 … … 1,436 1,436 — 994 153
1920 … … 1,522 1,522 — 913 1,009
1921 … … 4,976 4,976 1,357 2,169 34,118
1922 … … 16,069 14,345 820 11,058 52,871
1923 … … 17,667 15,900 444 12,166 41,909
1924 … … 19,291 17,362 273 13,185 35,994
1925 … … 19,276 17,348 293 13,148 44,602
1926 … … 17,763 15,787 319 12,911 43,685
July, 1926 to March, 1927. 10,800 9,450 255 7,955 38,691
1928 … … 16,412 14,360 279 12,025 36,474
1929 … … 16,045 14,039 369 11,758 46,749
1930 … … 16,258 14,226 371 15,426 42,254
1931 … … 15,610 13,659 395 14,832 73,020
1932 … … 17,068 16,101 417 16,793 80,144
1933 … … 19,003 19,003 358 19,182 54,150
1934 … … 19,604 19,604 290 19,749 40,170
1935 … … 20,825 20,825 446 21,048 43,785
1936 … … 21,638 21,638 519 21,897 42,701
(a) Insurance years (ending July) to 1926; financial years (ending 31st March) from 1st April 1927.
(b) In addition the following contributions were paid by the Exchequer by way of deficiency grant:—1931-32, £444,577; 1932-33, £6,363,377.
(c) Excludes transitional benefit paid in respect of benefit years commencing after 31st March, 1929, transitional payments and unemployment allowances, the cost of which was repaid to the Unemployment Fund by the Exchequer.