In 2023/24 the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 307 million British pounds on the Jobseekers Allowance, the main benefit for unemployed people in the country. During the provided time period, spending on this type of benefit peaked in 2012/13 when it reached almost seven billion pounds.
Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP (in real terms)
2023/24*
307
2022/23
358
2021/22
562
2020/21
1,190
2019/20
856
2018/19
1,594
2017/18
2,089
2016/17
2,387
2015/16
3,012
2014/15
4,019
2013/14
5,757
2012/13
6,993
2011/12
6,797
2010/11
6,271
2009/10
6,690
2008/09
4,135
2007/08
3,361
2006/07
3,747
2005/06
3,645
2004/05
3,572
2003/04
4,271
2002/03
4,479
2001/02
4,548
2000/01
5,116
1999/00
5,837
1998/99
6,465
1997/98
7,172
1996/97
3,989
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in The United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 1996/97 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/283944/jsa-spending-in-the-uk/
