asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give in tabular form unemployment related expenditure from 1982 to 1988 the post-budget estimate for each year; and the live register for each of these years for unemployment assistance, smallholders, and unemployment benefit showing rate and pay related separately.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Related Expenditure.
112.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tabular statement:
Unemployment Related Expenditure
£ million
|
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 (a) |
1988 (b) |
|
|
Unemployment Assistance |
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|
Excluding Smallholders |
135 |
188 |
257 |
314 |
355 |
380 |
405 |
|
Smallholders |
34 |
36 |
35 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
|
Total |
169 |
224 |
292 |
351 |
392 |
417 |
444 |
|
Unemployment Benefit |
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|
Flat-rate |
165 |
216 |
220 |
235 |
237 |
236 |
245 |
|
Pay-Related |
45 |
48 |
39 |
40 |
36 |
32 |
24 |
|
Total |
210 |
264 |
259 |
275 |
273 |
268 |
269 |
|
Grand Total |
379 |
488 |
551 |
626 |
665 |
685 |
713 |
(a) Provisional outturn.(b) Post-Budget estimate.
|
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 (b) |
|
|
Average weekly Live Register |
155,400 |
192,100 |
213,600 |
229,900 |
235,600 |
247,000 |
253,000 |
|
Average weekly number of Smallholders |
20,450 |
19,790 |
17,650 |
16,510 |
15,570 |
15,570 |
15,500 |
(b) Post-Budget estimate.