Jobseeker's Allowance

(asked on 20th February 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of job seeker's allowance as a percentage of average earnings in each of the last 15 years.


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Lord Sharma
This question was answered on 23rd February 2018

The value of Jobseeker’s Allowance as a percentage of average earnings in each of the last 15 years is available in Table 2.4 of the Annual Abstract of Statistics publication.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673039/abstract-of-statistics-2017-tables.ods

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