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<p><del class="ministerial">The total spent by the Department for Work and Pensions
on items with a value of less than £500 on a Government Procurement card in 2021 was
£36,488,921.81.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Source: GPC Transactions
Folder - Discoverer</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The total spent by the Department
for Work and Pensions on items with a value of less than £500 on a Government Procurement
Card (GPC) in 2021 was £8,507,730.65 (69,786 transactions).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Source:</strong>
GPC data. This gives details of all transactions posted during the 2021 calendar year
and includes expenditure as well as refunds. The figure quoted is net of refunds.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"> <strong>Points to note:</strong> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">The
Government Procurement Card (GPC) is a purchasing solution specifically for low risk/
low value purchases, enabling Government to buy from particular suppliers that include
both small and medium sized enterprises.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The
card transaction limit for Approval to Buy (A2B) transactions is £500. Approximately
96% of all transactions are A2B.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The card transaction
limit for a ‘physical’ card is £600, with exceptions allowed on approval of a supporting
business case.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Most GPC transactions are for
Flexible Support Fund (FSF) expenditure, supporting claimants back into the workplace
by covering costs associated with seeking employment, e.g. interview travel expenses.</ins></li></ul>
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