AQW 40262/22-27

Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 10/02/2026
Answered On Date: 24/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount his Department has paid to the Department for Work and Pensions for access to, or use of, their IT systems, in each of the last five financial years.

Answer:

The amounts shown in the table below reflect the charges incurred by the Department for Communities for access to, or use of, the Department for Work and Pensions IT systems, in each of the last five financial years.

Financial YearAmount (k)

2020/217,679

2021/227,868

2022/237,571

2023/247,353

2024/25 8,545