Contingencies Fund Advance

Friday 13th March 2020 Written Statements

[The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey)]

Parliamentary approval for additional resources of £1,500,000,000 will be sought in a supplementary estimate for the Department for Work and Pensions. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £1,500,000,000 will be met by a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund.

This is not a request for additional funding but is to meet the Department’s cash requirements pending Royal Assent of the supplementary estimate 2019-20 and will enable the Department to continue to deliver an effective welfare system for our citizens.

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