FOI/202200313566 · FOI · transferred
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit cost: FOI release
Information requested
Broken down by financial years, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21 and 21/22, please state how much has been paid to the DWP in agency agreement. I would also like to a breakdown of the costs for each benefit that has been subjected to an agreement.
Response
We have provided the requested information in the table below. Please note that Social Security Scotland came in to existence as an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government on 1 September 2018.
Agency agreement costs are the costs incurred by Department for Work and Pensions to administer benefits on our behalf while the systems and process required for direct administration by Social Security Scotland are built. For all benefits listed below, with the exception of Carer’s Allowance, Executive Competence transferred to Scottish Ministers and thus the benefits became devolved, on 1 April 2020.
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 £million £million £million £million £million £million Carer’s Allowance 0 0 2.844 5.701 7.150 7.528 Attendance Allowance 0 0 0 0 4.178 4.666 Disability Living Allowance 0 0 0 0 7.483 6.420 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit 0 0 0 0 0.861 0.523 Personal Independence Payment 0 0 0 0 56.965 57.071 Severe Disablement Allowance 0 0 0 0 0.113 0.116 Total 0 0 2.844 5.701 76.750 76.324
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