Written Question · S4W-19428 · Session 4
How it has allocated the £244 million to mitigate the impact of welfare reform for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how it has allocated the £244 million to mitigate the impact of welfare reform for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
The answer
Our current and planned spending will invest at least £258 million over the period 2013-14 to 2015-16 to limit the damage of the UK Government’s welfare policies on Scotland.
Details are as follows:
Welfare Reform Mitigation activity
2013-14
£million
2014-15
£million
2015-16
£million
2013-2016 £million
Scottish Welfare Fund (£33 million plus admin)
38
38
38
114
Other Welfare Reform Mitigation
7
7
7
21
Council Tax Reduction scheme
23
23
23
69
“Bedroom tax” mitigation*
20
34.85
54.85
Total
88
102.85
68
258.85
*Funding for bedroom tax mitigation for 2015-16 will be determined once Department for Work and Pensions funding for Discretionary Housing Payments is known (estimated to be late 2014 or early 2015).
Details are as follows:
Welfare Reform Mitigation activity
2013-14
£million
2014-15
£million
2015-16
£million
2013-2016 £million
Scottish Welfare Fund (£33 million plus admin)
38
38
38
114
Other Welfare Reform Mitigation
7
7
7
21
Council Tax Reduction scheme
23
23
23
69
“Bedroom tax” mitigation*
20
34.85
54.85
Total
88
102.85
68
258.85
*Funding for bedroom tax mitigation for 2015-16 will be determined once Department for Work and Pensions funding for Discretionary Housing Payments is known (estimated to be late 2014 or early 2015).
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-19428 by reference.