Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the Barnett Consequentials Northern Ireland will receive for staffing for the Move to Universal Credit programme in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

The Barnett formula determines changes in the Northern Ireland Executive’s funding, not the overall funding, and is applied at departmental level at Spending Reviews. Barnett consequentials don’t therefore generally reflect the funding provided to the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to specific programmes or projects. The Block Grant Transparency publication sets out the breakdown of Barnett consequentials for the Northern Ireland Executive.

In relation to the Move to Universal Credit Programme, the Barnett formula has been applied as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy. Funding for this programme fed into overall Barnett-based funding for the Northern Ireland Executive set at the Spending Review 2021.