§ 38. Mr. Strangasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of net average cost to the Treasury of an unmarried man who is unemployed, as against one in employment on average earnings.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe estimated average cost per beneficiary of benefits paid in respect of unemployment is £2,400 for 1985–86. The corresponding figure for an unmarried man is not available. It is not possible to estimate the revenue foregone.