Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2002. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 10 June 2002 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of the money allocated to the (a) BBU and (b) RSU by him for the current financial year is expected to be spent on administration costs. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of the money allocated to the (a) Bed and Breakfast Unit and (b) Rough Sleepers Unit by him for the current financial year is expected to be spent on administration costs. [60666] Mr. McNulty: The Bed and Breakfast Unit, the Rough Sleepers Unit and the homelessness responsibilities which had resided in the former DTLR's; Housing Directorate were merged from 1 April to form a new Homelessness Directorate. The Homelessness Directorate has an overall budget for programme expenditure of £125 million for the current financial year. In addition to this the directorate has a separate budget to cover administration costs, which for the current financial year amounts to £1.6 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 60666; 386 c1032W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Administration Finance Homelessness Rough Sleepers Unit Homelessness Directorate Bed and Breakfast Unit
Contains statistics: Yes
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