In 2022/23 the UK government spent approximately 12.4 billion British pounds on employment and support allowances, compared with 13.7 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP)
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (April 25, 2023). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 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 2022/23 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 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 2022/23 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, 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 2022/23 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/