Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total amount paid out to members of the Financial Assistance Scheme for pensions in each of the last five years.
The table below provides details of the total amount paid out to members of the Financial Assistance Scheme in each of the last five years for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Year | Great Britain | Northern Ireland | Total |
2016-2017 | £189,739,599 | £4,968,275 | £194,707,874 |
2017-2018 | £211,930,501 | £5,474,513 | £217,405,014 |
2018-2019 | £211,614,050 | £5,499,935 | £217,113,985 |
2019-2020 | £212,227,970 | £5,693,023 | £217,920,993 |
2020-2021 | £218,793,879 | £6,149,583 | £224,943,462 |
Total | £1,044,305,999 | £27,785,329 | £1,072,091,328 |
The Department does not breakdown information for Wales.
Source of information: Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts. Northern Ireland Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts