HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Finance
(asked on 19th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been provided by the Department for Work and Pensions towards the cost of Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service in each of the last four years; and what proportion of the cost of the First Tier Tribunal (Social Security & Child Support) that funding represented in each of those years.
Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the cost of administering First Tier Tribunals (SSCS). The tribunals hear appeals against decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions on a range of benefits. The Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) contribute towards the cost of Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment appeals. The HMCTS gross cost of administering the tribunal and DWP income received for the last four years are detailed in the table below.
First Tier Tribunal (Social Security & Child Support)
£000s | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
Total Direct Expenditure | 71,380 | 78,040 | 88,124 | 100,022 |
Income from Department for Work and Pensions | 11,000 | 16,000 | 12,433 | 29,156 |
Proportion of Income to Expenditure | 15% | 21% | 14% | 29% |