Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the additional £105 million in-year savings to be delivered by his Department in 2015-16 on delivery of key projects and programmes and its capacity to administer pensions and benefits and deliver employment services.
The Department will make £75m efficiency savings from its £6.7bn budget in 2015-16. A further £30m of income will be generated for HMT through an increase in Social Fund debt recoveries. The Department remains committed to delivering on all its projects, programmes and services.