asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state, in respect of each of the last five years: (a) the total sums charged against (i) the Unemployment Insurance Fund, and (ii) the Unemployment Assistance Vote, in respect of unemployment assistance benefits; (b) the Appropriations-in-Aid, (i) transferred from the Unemployment Fund, and (ii) contributed by the local authorities, towards the cost of providing unemployment assistance; and (c) the net sum contributed from Central Government funds in respect of unemployment assistance benefits.
Written Answer. - Unemployment Assistance Expenditure.
Mr. Corish
I am circulating with the Official Report a statement showing for each of the five years ending 31st March, 1946, the total payments of unemployment assistance against the Vote for that year, the receipts from local authorities and from the Unemployment Fund which were appropriated in aid of the Vote, and the consequent net charge to the Central Fund.
Following is the statement:
STATEMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS 1941/42 TO 1945/46
|
Financial year ending |
Total Payments charged against the Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance Vote in respect of Unemployment Assistance |
Appropriations-in-Aid |
Net Charge against Central Fund |
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|
Transfers from Unemployment Fund |
Payments by Local Authorities |
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|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
31/3/1942 |
1,029,004 |
4 |
8 |
300,000 |
273,772 |
1 |
6 |
455,232 |
3 |
2 |
|
31/3/1943 |
1,050,591 |
6 |
11 |
300,000 |
258,906 |
1 |
9 |
491,685 |
5 |
2 |
|
31/3/1944 |
1,072,662 |
7 |
3 |
300,000 |
181,944 |
18 |
6 |
590,717 |
8 |
9 |
|
31/3/1945 |
1,034,483 |
1 |
6 |
300,000 |
246,237 |
12 |
11 |
488,245 |
8 |
7 |
|
31/3/1946 |
1,034,776 |
5 |
9 |
300,000 |
272,514 |
4 |
5 |
462,262 |
1 |
4 |