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<\/strong><\/p> Between April 2011 and December 2017, New Enterprise Allowance has supported over 113,000 people to start their own business.<\/p> <\/p> The Departmental spend on New Enterprise Allowance (NEA), comprising contracted mentoring costs and Allowance payments to participants who had started to trade from 2013/14 is set out in the table below:<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total NEA spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 58.8<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 44.2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20.2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29.1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22.1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The reducing spend reflects:<\/p> <\/p>