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<p>The requested information is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Budget</p></td><td><p>£99.9 m</p></td><td><p>£127.6
m</p></td><td><p>£178.8 m</p></td><td><p>£76.8 m</p></td><td><p>£51.7 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-
Transport</p></td><td><p>£13.4 m</p></td><td><p>£19.2 m</p></td><td><p>£20.2 m</p></td><td><p>£15.4
m</p></td><td><p>£13.5 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Childcare</p></td><td><p>£1.6 m</p></td><td><p>£1.8
m</p></td><td><p>£1.5 m</p></td><td><p>£1.6 m</p></td><td><p>£1.2 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-
Training</p></td><td><p>£15.5 m</p></td><td><p>£18.6 m</p></td><td><p>£10.6 m</p></td><td><p>£15.2
m</p></td><td><p>£8.4 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Other</p></td><td><p>£84.5 m</p></td><td><p>£70.6
m</p></td><td><p>£59.2 m</p></td><td><p>£26.1 m</p></td><td><p>£27.8 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£115.0 m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£110.1 m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£91.5
m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£58.4 m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£51.0 m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underspend</p></td><td><p>(£15.2m)</p></td><td><p>£17.5 m</p></td><td><p>£87.3
m</p></td><td><p>£18.4 m</p></td><td><p>£0.7 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underspend
(%)</p></td><td><p>(15.2%)</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td><td><p>48.8%</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000, with negative values
enclosed in brackets.</p><p> </p><p>The budget for the Flexible Support Fund is subject
to annual review and change based on claimant needs and volumes, and as new policies
are agreed and old policies are withdrawn. As discretionary expenditure, it is also
dependent upon overall Departmental affordability.</p><p> </p><p>The level of expenditure
reflects these changing policies and the level of claimant demand. In 2014/15 the
Department received funding as part of the Spending Review 2013 in order to meet travel
and childcare costs to facilitate additional support for claimants. However, the demand
for this increased funding was limited.</p><p> </p>
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