asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state for each of the past ten years the expenditure on social security and welfare as a percentage of the total expenditure by authorities both central and local.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Social Security and Welfare.
472.
The required information in respect of the services administered by my Department is as follows:
Year |
Percentage |
1962-63 |
17.05 |
1963-64 |
17.67 |
1964-65 |
16.89 |
1965-66 |
16.51 |
1966-67 |
17.16 |
1967-68 |
16.59 |
1968-69 |
16.32 |
1969-70 |
16.81 |
1970-71 |
17.33 (provisional) |
1971-72 |
17.36 (provisional) |
NOTES: (1) The figures used for total expenditure by Public Authorities are those contained in Table IV of the Current Budget Tables 1972 (Prl. 2405).
(2) The figures used for social security expenditure include the administration costs of services rendered by other Departments.