DWP was formed in June 2001 from Department of Social Security (DSS) and parts of the former Department for Education and Employment, including the Employment Service (ES). Information for the periods prior to June 2001 is not available.
Information on the amount spent in each financial year from 2001 onwards is set out in the following table.
Financial year Newspaper/magazine spend Periodical spend 2001-02 24,757.96 228,207.11 2002-03 1— 314,328.85 2003-04 1— 266,764.89 2004-05 54,298.68 164,068.43 2005-06 66,265.94 122,040.63 2006-07 73,794.25 134,642.74 2007-08 56,364.35 138,063.72 1 Included in Periodical spend.