FOI/202200290579 · FOI · unclear
Spending on the State Pension and Universal Credit: FOI release
Information requested
Total day-to-day devolved spending and spending on the state pension and universal credit was £61.7 billion: 1 Please provide itemized breakdown of said £61.7 billion? 2 Please confirm letter contents are indeed 100% true?
Response
The table below sets out the information you have requested. This provides a breakdown of the total devolved day-to-day spending shown in Table 3.2 of the Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication, as well as expenditure on the state pension and universal credit, which is taken from Box 3.2 of GERS.
Selected spending lines (£ million)
2020-21 Scottish Government and Local Government current expenditure General public services - Public and common services £1,421 - International services £1 - Public sector debt interest £0 Defence £4 Public order and safety £2,841 Economic Affairs - Enterprise and economic development £811 - Science and technology £1 - Employment policies £0 - Agriculture, forestry and fisheries £758 - Transport £2,017 Environment protection £862 Housing and community amenities £363 Health £16,515 Recreation, culture and religion £972 Education and training £8,367 Social protection £8,783 EU Transactions £0 Accounting adjustment £6,317 Total current Scottish Government & Local Government (Table 3.2) £50,031 State pension (Box 3.2) £8,517 Universal credit (Box 3.2) £3,170 Total £61,718
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