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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2022 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Jobcentres: Operating Costs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average annual running costs of a Jobcentre in the most recent financial year for which this data is available.

Answer

No estimate has been made of an average running cost for a Jobcentre. There are 639 traditional Jobcentres servicing different areas in size and scope. Annual IT and Estates costs for these locations are accounted for centrally and are not charged to individual job centres.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109575
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Jobcentres Operating costs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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