HC Deb 15 December 2003 vol 415 c693W
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