asked the Minister for Social Welfare the estimated gross expenditure on social welfare for 1972-73 and the amount and percentage of administrative costs.
Written Answers. - Gross Expenditure on Social Welfare.
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The estimated gross expenditure on social welfare for 1972-73 and the amount of administrative costs included therein are £154,094,000 and £6,338,000 respectively.
The administrative costs represent 4.1 per cent of the gross expenditure.