AQW 49535/11-16
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 07/10/2015
Answered On Date: 22/10/2015
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development to detail any costs incurred since May 2011 due to infrastructure set up in anticipation of the Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) receiving Royal Assent.
Revised Answer:
Whilst Welfare Reform has not yet been introduced in Northern Ireland, it has been necessary to undertake early implementation activity to ensure that systems and processes are sufficiently developed to be ready for changes that will be brought about by Welfare Changes. The costs incurred for the infrastructure changes are detailed below: Type | Cost to date | Accommodation - Knockbreda JBO (supports early testing of some Universal Credit service delivery components) | 39,000 | IT Development (Discretionary Support) | 95,000 | IT Health Check | 3,790 | Telephony (Discretionary Support) | 31,000 | IT for Appeals Reform | 81,080 | Totals | 249,870 |
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