Unemployment Benefit (Hansard, 28 April 1983)

HC Deb 28 April 1983 vol 41 c398W 398W

§ Mr. Proctor
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of administration of unemployment benefits in (a) 1980–81 and (b) 1981–82; if he will estimate the cost for 1982–83; and what percentage it represented of the total cost of unemployment benefit in each year.

§ Mr. Rossi
The information is as follows:

Unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit for unemployed people

Year Admininstration cost Administration cost as a proportion of benefit expenditure

£ million per cent.

1980–81 290 11.7

1981–82 380 9.4

1982–83^* 450 9.4

^* Estimated.

Unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit for unemployed people
Year	Admininstration cost	Administration cost as a proportion of benefit expenditure
	£ million	per cent.
1980–81	290	11.7
1981–82	380	9.4
1982–83^*	450	9.4
^* Estimated.