Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 17 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 (named day). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Employment and Support Allowance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent through the Work Programme on employment support for claimants of employment and support allowance in each of the last six years.
- Answer
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Work Programme Spend on ESA claimant groups
£ million
2011/12
30
2012/13
54
2013/14
65
2014/15
56
2015/16
52
The figures above agree to the DWP published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the years quoted, and those quoted in https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325995/Work_Programme_Costs_v7_2014-07-01.pdf which contains Work Programme costs for the period from inception in June 2011 to March 2014
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 53601
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Expenditure Employment and support allowance Work programme
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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