AQW 12982/17-22
Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down
Tabled Date: 19/01/2021
Answered On Date: 29/01/2021
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the welfare reform mitigations that her Department is planning to retain for 2021/22; and (ii) the projected cost of the specific mitigations.
Answer:
I can confirm that my Department will continue to deliver each of the existing welfare mitigation schemes in the 2021/22 financial year. Details of the projected costs for the various mitigation schemes, including the associated administration costs, are provided in the table below. Table 1: Welfare Mitigation Schemes Projected Costs for 2021/22 Welfare Supplement Payment | Cost | Social Sector Size Criteria (the “bedroom tax”) | £23 million | Benefit Cap | £5.5 million | Children moving from DLA to PIP (includes associated carer payments) | £5.8 million | Disability Related Mitigations (Loss of DLA and ESA) | £4.3 million | Administration costs | £4.2 million | Total | £42.8 million |
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