Unemployment Benefit

HC Deb 17 June 1982 vol 25 c325W

40. Mr. Flannery

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost to the Exchequer of unemployment benefit in the years 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively; and what is the cost calculated for 1982.

Mr. Rossi

The expenditure on unemployment benefit from the national insurance fund is as follows:

	£million
1979–80	653
1980–81	1,281
1981–82	*1,983
1982–83	*1,999

^*Estimated.