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Written question asked by Philip Boswell (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 17 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 January 2017. It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Work Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to the Work Programme in each year since 2011.

Answer

The Work Programme spend for the years 2011/12 to 2015/16 is shown below.

Future funding (including 2016/17) is not available as budgets are subject to on-going review as part of the continuous planning process and are dependent on contract performance. Budgets can/will be subject to change as a result of balancing the Department’s overall expenditure within its allocated envelope.

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

Spend

Spend

Spend

Spend

Spend

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Work Programme

283.2

453.1

635.9

573.7

416.4


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60438
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Finance Work programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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