Welfare Assistance Schemes: Bedfordshire

(asked on 5th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2014.


Answered by
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Steve Webb
This question was answered on 11th November 2014

The table below shows the funding provided by DWP to Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council in relation to local welfare assistance schemes for 2013/14 and 2014/15.

2013/14

2014/15

Local Authority

Programme Funding

Administration Funding

Total

Programme Funding

Administration Funding

Total

Bedford Borough Council

£399,829

£84,487

£484,316

£399,829

£77,441

£477,270

Central Bedfordshire Council

£355,903

£75,205

£431,108

£355,903

£68,934

£424,837

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