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Area 9 of 10

Industry, Agriculture & Employment

Monthly

£2bn

Share

2.6%

Per household

£67

Per person

£33

exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

What does this spending aim to achieve?

  • Business growth

  • Innovation

  • Skills and jobs

  • Sustainable food

  • Regional growth

exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

Business Support & Growth

£0.9bn

44.2% · £30/household

  • Business grants & loans
  • Growth programmes
  • Export support

Employment Support & Skills

£0.4bn

20.7% · £13/household

  • Jobcentre Plus services
  • Employment programmes
  • Apprenticeships & training

Industry & Innovation

£0.3bn

15.1% · £10/household

  • Research & development
  • Innovation funds
  • Industrial strategy

Agriculture Support

£0.2bn

9.7% · £7/household

  • Farm payments (ELMS)
  • Productivity & resilience
  • Animal & plant health

Fisheries & Maritime

£0.1bn

5.1% · £3/household

  • Fisheries management
  • Port & coastal support
  • Maritime programmes

Regional Development & Investment

£0.1bn

2.8% · £3/household

  • Local growth funds
  • Devolution & capacity
  • Regeneration projects

Other Economic Services

£0.0bn

2.4% · £1/household

  • Market regulation
  • Standards & measurement
  • Sector programmes

Spending has increased by £0.5 billion per month (+33%) since 2019/20.

Around 1.3 million people are supported into work or training through government employment programmes each year.

Over 600,000 businesses benefit from government support and advice.

Direct payments under the new farming schemes support around 120,000 farm businesses.