In 2023/24 the UK government spent approximately 12.8 billion British pounds on employment and support allowances, compared with almost 13 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP
2023/24*
12,844
2022/23
12,983
2021/22
14,548
2020/21
15,269
2019/20
16,608
2018/19
18,531
2017/18
19,241
2016/17
18,878
2015/16
18,579
2014/15
16,820
2013/14
13,851
2012/13
9,171
2011/12
4,896
2010/11
3,128
2009/10
1,810
2008/09
184
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Employment and Support Allowances in The United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/ (last visited December 02, 2024)
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/