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Jobseeker's Allowance: United Kingdom government spending 2002-2018

Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2017/18 (Figures are expressed in millions of British Pounds, except where otherwise indicated)

The data displays the UK government spending on Jobseeker's Allowance from fiscal year 2002/03 to fiscal year 2017/18. Over the period, the cost to the government rose to a peak of approx. 5.2 billion GBP in 2012/13, before decreasing over the remainder of the period by over 3.4 billion GBP.

2002/03	2624
2003/04	2559
2004/05	2204
2005/06	2311
2006/07	2440
2007/08	2241
2008/09	2857
2009/10	4684
2010/11	4473
2011/12	4934
2012/13	5170
2013/14	4338
2014/15	3065
2015/16	2314
2016/17	1875
2017/18	1718

Jobseeker's Allowance: United Kingdom government spending 2002-2018

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