Appropriation Act 2004

Part 38 Department for Work and Pensions, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for Resources	Net Resources authorised for use	Grants out of the Consolidated Fund	Operating Appropriations in Aid	Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
	£	£	£	£
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS		58,484,615,000		11,052,000
1.  Ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty in 20 years	252,235,000		127,000
The administration costs of the child support system; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Promote work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need	33,941,104,000		978,299,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support for the under 60's; Jobseeker’s Allowance (contribution-based); Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based); earnings top up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay; YO Family Credit; the provision of training and assessment programmes for adults; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self employment; help for unemployed people and disability rights. Measures to help people, particularly those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour market, into work; the administration of, and where appropriate the payment of allowances to people participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the Job Transition Service and other employment programmes,pilot programmes and new measures to help people into work; temporary subsidies to employers; YO grants to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the provision of supported employment; a Grant in Aid and the provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity and associated non-cash items. Subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities towards the costs incurred in administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; payments to local authorities in respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative measures; discretionary housing payments; YO sums payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing Benefit under occupation schemes; sums payable to third party providers of services to local authorities; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; the Rent Service Agency; the Health and Safety Commission (HSC); grants paid by HSC to small businesses; the administration costs of the Children’s Client Group and associated non-cash items.
3.  Combat poverty and promote security and independence in retirement for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners	9,536,667,000		145,709,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of non contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus payments to pensioners; Income Support for the elderly; Pension Credit; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75’s free TV licence scheme; Grant in aid for the administration costs of Better Government for Older People; sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; Grant in Aid to OPRA and associated non-cash items.
4.  Improve the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society	13,277,140,000		4,406,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Carer’s Allowance; Vaccine Damage; Grants in Aid to the Disability Rights Commission, Motability, Independent Living Fund and associated non-cash items.
5.  Modernise welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility, accuracy, and value for money of services to customers, including employers	414,487,000		69,398,000
Costs of modernising Departmental systems and services and associated non-cash items.
6.  Corporate contracts, support services and administration of the European Social Fund for England	1,030,949,000		1,064,032,000
Corporate administration; the costs associated with the Appeals Service; payments for education, training and employment projects assisted by the European Union and refunds to the European Union, the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation, other international educational programmes and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05	58,452,582,000	58,484,615,000	2,261,971,000	11,052,000