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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Thursday, 14 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 (named day). It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Social Work: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on the Childcare Allowance and Parents’ Learning Allowance of the Social Work Bursary in each of the last five years; and how many people have (a) made a claim and (b) been eligible for support under that scheme in each of the last five years.

Answer

Suggested reply

The following table shows the breakdown of funding offered to parents across the Social Work Bursary scheme:

Financial Year

Number of students in receipt of Parent Learning Allowance

Parent Learning Allowance Expenditure (£)

Number of students in receipt of Childcare Allowance

Childcare Allowance Expenditure (£)

2018/19

1,239

1,236,341

567

2,114,319

2019/20

1,256*

1,211,047

630*

2,124,705

2020/21

1,175

1,183,842

573

2,252,088

2021/22

1,083

1,061,297

458

1,941,897

2022/23

958

911,748

389

1,484,316

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA)

Note: NHS BSA cannot give a count of applications that were deemed ineligible for the parent learning allowance or childcare allowance, as they do not directly record this in their systems. The information for the 2019/20 financial year contains data from two different IT systems with no unique identifiers, so there is a possibility of duplication in the count of students funded.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199573
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Childcare Finance Training Social work Parents' learning allowance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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