In 2021/22 the UK government spent approximately 13.1 billion British pounds on employment and support allowances, compared wtih 13.8 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK. (May 27, 2022). Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, und GOV.UK. "Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, GOV.UK. (2022). Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, and GOV.UK. "Government Expenditure on Employment and Support Allowance in Nominal Terms in The United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/
Department for Work and Pensions UK & GOV.UK, Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Government expenditure on employment and support allowance in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2021/22 (in million GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK, May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-employment-and-support-allowance/