Cost of Poor Law Administration.

HC Deb 22 November 1911 vol 31 c1345W

Mr. PIKE PEASE

asked what was the total cost of Poor Law administration, including the expenditure out of loans, for the year ended March, 1911?

Mr. BURNS

The expenditure during the year ended 31st March, 1911, of local authorities in England and Wales on the relief of the poor and purposes connected therewith, amounted, so far as it was met otherwise than out of loans approximately to £15,016,000, and, so far as it was met out of loans to £354,000.