Unemployment Benefit (Hansard, 18 January 1977)

HC Deb 18 January 1977 vol 924 c118W 118W

§ 29. Mr. Rippon
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total public expenditure on benefits to the unemployed and their families in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.

§ Mr. Orme
I have been asked to reply.
The information, which is readily available only for financial years, is as follows:

£million

1973–74 … … … … 333^*

1974–75 … … … … 404^*

1975–76 … … … … 784^*

^*Total public expenditure on unemployment benefit (including earnings-related supplement) and supplementary benefit paid to persons registered as unemployed.

					£million
1973–74	…	…	…	…	333^*
1974–75	…	…	…	…	404^*
1975–76	…	…	…	…	784^*
^*Total public expenditure on unemployment benefit (including earnings-related supplement) and supplementary benefit paid to persons registered as unemployed.