Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 27 March 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much he has allocated for expenditure on income-based jobseeker's allowance in the next three years.
holding answer
Most benefits, including income-based jobseeker's allowance, are managed through Annually Managed Expenditure (AME). AME is public expenditure for which multi-year spending limits are not seen as appropriate, and which is instead subject to regular review.
Available information on future jobseeker's allowance expenditure up to 2010-11 is shown in the table, taken from the forecasts published at the Pre-Budget Report in November. The figures will be updated after the Budget on
Forecast JSA Expenditure | |
£ million | |
2008-09 | 2,067 |
2009-10 | 3,250 |
2010-11 | 3,804 |
Source: DWP website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/Alltables_PBR2008_rounded.xls?x=1 |
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