Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated to Durham County Council to be spent on local welfare assistance schemes in 2014-15.
The funding for Durham County Council is shown in the table below. This information can be found on page 35 of the “Local welfare provision review”, published on 5th November 2014, which is available in the House Library, as well as on the Gov.uk website. Local welfare provision review - Publications - GOV.UK
| 2013/14 | 2014/15 | ||||
Local Authority | Programme Funding (AME) | Admin Funding (DEL) | Totals | Programme Funding (AME) | Admin Funding (DEL) | Totals |
County Durham | £1,592,057 | £336,414 | £1,928,471 | £1,592,057 | £308,359 | £1,900,416 |