Unemployment Benefit

HC Deb 02 July 1982 vol 26 c407W

Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981 of unemployment benefit.

Mr. Newton

Expenditure on unemployment benefit was as follows:

	£ million
1978–79	632
1979–80	653
1980–81	1,281
1981–82	*1,731
* Estimated.