Question reference: S5W-20587
- Asked by: Michelle Ballantyne, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 13 December 2018
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 January 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £41.5 million for the administration of Social Security Scotland will be spent.
Answer
Social Security Scotland’s current indicative allocation of the 19-20 budget is as follows:
Notes | £m | |
Staff costs | 20.1 | |
Formal Agreements with DWP (exc. VAT) | 1 | 6.1 |
Information Communication Technology | 5.6 | |
Facilities & Property | 4.2 | |
Shared service recharges | 2 | 2.9 |
Operational office costs | 2.6 | |
Total | 41.5 |
1 Scottish Ministers have asked DWP to administer Carer’s Allowance on their behalf under an Agency Agreement. Other formal agreements include allowing for verifying information for Best Start Grant applicants including identity and eligibility. These administrative costs will be recharged to Social Security Scotland.
2 Shared service recharges are payments to the Scottish Government for the use of IT, HR, and Procurement services.
The final allocations of the budget will be decided in March 2019 as part of the Agency’s business planning cycle.