The Department's published three year plan is available in the Library and sets out the planned expenditure of Jobcentre Plus and the Pension, Disability and Carers Service over the CSR2007. The Pre-Budget Report announced additional funding for the Department over the CSR2007 to continue delivering effective support for the unemployed to find a job. The Department will publish a revised plan before the end of the current financial year providing further details of its plans, which will include planned Jobcentre Plus and Pension, Disability and Carers Service expenditure.
Information on the staff costs of processing a new claim for each benefit in 2007-8 is provided in the following tables:
£ Income Support Claims only 52.91 Jobseekers Allowance Claims only 21.00 Incapacity Benefit Claims only 43.84 Bereavement Benefit Claims Only 101.70 Maternity Allowance Claims Only 26.09 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Claims Only 60.22 (Claims only include Telephony element) Source: Jobcentre Plus ABM systems
£ Attendance Allowance Claims 38.12 Disability Allowance Claims 83.46 Carers Allowance Claims 33.45 State Pension Claims 49.03 Pension Credit Claims 123.42 Source: Pensions, Disability and Carers Service ABM systems.