The social fund was a type of welfare benefit in the United Kingdom that was abolished following the welfare reform act of 2012. At its peak in 2006/07, the UK government spent 419 million pounds on this benefit, with expenditure scaled down significantly from 2010/11 onwards.
Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14
(in million GBP)
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GOV.UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK. "Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK. (2024). Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK. "Government Expenditure on Social Fund Benefits in The United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK, Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Government expenditure on social fund benefits in the United Kingdom from 1988/89 to 2013/14 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/social-fund-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
