Unemployment benefit and assistance expenditure
The Minister estimated State expenditure at £72.3 million in 1978, rising to £114 million in 1981, noting that separate State contribution figures were unavailable.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of State expenditure on unemployment benefit and assistance in 1978, 1979 and 1980; and the estimated expenditure for 1981.
Comment on this
There are no separate figures for the State contribution to unemployment benefit expenditure and the State's contribution to total social insurance expenditure varies from year to year. Taking the contribution to be in the order of 20 per cent the total State expenditure on unemployment benefit and assistance in the years in question is estimated to be 1978, £72.3 million; 1979, £75.0 million; 1980, £95.5 million; 1981, £114.0 million.
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