§ John Barrett:To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money was claimed in (a)income support and (b) jobseeker's allowance between October 2001 and September 2002. [142832]
§ Mr. Pond:The information is in the table.
Amount of income support and jobseeker's allowance paid out between October 2001 and September 2002 £ million Income support 9,640 Jobseeker's allowance 2,260 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10 million
2. The income support figure is for income support paid to people under 60 years of age. Persons over 60 years of age were paid the minimum income guarantee
Source:
In-year Monitoring of Benefit Expenditure Reports