Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on the Restart Scheme in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial year.
The work on Restart in 22-23 is ongoing and the 22/23 budget is £549.2m.
21/22 budget was £339.9m with actual costs being £343.8m