AQW 2996/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 02/03/2020
Answered On Date: 18/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how much was paid to agencies to fill social work vacancies during the financial year 2018-19.

Answer:

The amount paid to agencies within the category social work during the financial year 2018-19 is detailed below;

HSC Expenditure on Agency Social Workers

Year	HSC Trust
	Belfast	Northern	South Eastern	Southern	Western
2018/19	£3,467,033	£1,178,000	£1,664,049	£323,735	£3,581,657

Source: HSC Trust

* May include some expenditure on Band 5 agency staff working in social care.

Agency expenditure may not solely relate to filling vacancies, and may be used for other reasons, for example covering sickness absence.