Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Work and Pensions Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit will increase by £318,266,000 to £9,123,522,000 and the Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit will remain unchanged at £284,517,000. The Administration budget will increase by £38,170,000 to £6,242,507,000.
Voted Non-voted Total Voted Non-voted Total Resource 1,041,453 -723,187 318,266 6,922,236 2,201,286 9,123,522 of which: Administration 759,354 -721,184 38,170 5,560,083 682,424 6,242,507 Near-cash 1,041,453 -723,187 318,266 6,660,506 2,234,712 8,895,218 Capital -421 421 0 283,288 1,229 284,517 Depreciation* 0 0 0 234,194 1,105 235,299 Total DEL 1,041,032 -722,766 318,266 6,971,330 2,201,410 9,172,740 *Depreciation, which forms part of Resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since Capital DEL includes Capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.
Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit
The change in the resource element of the Departmental Expenditure Limit arises from:
Request for Resources 1
i. An increase in Appropriations in Aid of £9,000 not offset by an increase in expenditure.
Request for Resources 2
ii. A reserve claim of £108,050,000 from the dual-key funding package announced in the 2008 Pre Budget Report.
iii. A reserve claim of £86,000,000 (£12,000,000 Administration and £74,000,000 Other Current) from the "six month offer” funding package made available to the department following the Employment Summit in January 2009.
iv. A reserve claim of £6,000,000 (£1,000,000 Administration and £5,000,000 Other Current) to support expenditure on the Pathways under 25.
v. Budget transfers of £ 196,000 to the Scottish Government, £395,000 to the Welsh Assembly and £431,000 to the Department for Children, Schools and Families to assist with Jobcentre support in schools for unemployed parents.
vi. A budget transfer of £6,381,000 to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in relation to Backing Young Britain. This increases the number of internships that are available to non-graduates.
vii. A budget transfer of £12,500,000 to the Department for Children, Schools and Families in relation to the white paper “Building Britain's Recovery: Achieving Full Employment”. This increases the number of apprenticeships that are available for 16 and 17 year olds.
viii. Budget transfers to the Department for Children, Schools and Families of £1,500,000 (Other Current) for the Co-ordinated Support for Separating Parents Child Poverty Pilot and £110,000 (Administration) for the Child Poverty Support Unit.
ix. A budget transfer of £262,000 to the Department for Children Schools and Families in relation to Joint Birth Registration work.
Request for Resources 3
x. A reserve claim of £25,000,000 from the department's Modernisation Fund.
Request for Resources 5
xi. A reserve claim of £115,000,000 from the department's Modernisation Fund.
Movements between Voted and Non-Voted Budgets
xii. An increase in voted funding of £29,184,000 offset by a decrease in non-voted funding of £29,184,000 as a result of using the Departmental Unallocated Provision to support expenditure by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
xiii. An increase in voted funding of £100,000,000 offset by a decrease in non-voted funding of £100,000,000 as a result of accessing funds held in the Departmental Unallocated Provision which were provided in the 2008 Pre Budget Report package.
xiv. An increase in voted funding of £571,000,000 (£456,551,000 Administration and £114,449,000 Other Current) offset by a decrease in non-voted funding of £571,000,000 (Administration) as a result of accessing funds held in the Departmental Unallocated Provision which were announced in the 2009 Budget.
xv. An increase in voted funding of £21,000,000 offset by a decrease in non-voted funding of £21,000,000 as a result of accessing funds held in the Departmental Unallocated Provision which relate to the Welfare Reform White Paper.
xvi. An increase in voted funding of £1,305,000 offset by a decrease in non-voted funding of £1,305,000 relating to decreased utilisation of the Financial Assistance Scheme provision.
xvii. A decrease in non-voted funding of £1,143,000 offset by an increase in voted funding of £1,143,000 relating to decreased expenditure by Working Ventures (UK) Limited.
xviii. An increase in non-voted funding of £3,988,000 offset by a decrease in voted funding of £3,988,000 relating to increased expenditure by the Independent Living Fund.
xix. A decrease in non-voted funding of £30,000 offset by an increase in voted funding of £30,000 relating to decreased expenditure by The Pensions Advisory Service.
xx. An increase in non-voted funding of £51,000 offset by a decrease in voted funding of £51,000 relating to increased expenditure by The Pensions Ombudsman.
xxi. A decrease in non-voted funding of £3,208,000 offset by an increase in voted funding of £3,208,000 relating to decreased expenditure by the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.
xxii. A decrease in non-voted funding of £356,000 offset by an increase in voted funding of £356,000 relating to decreased expenditure by The Pensions Regulator.
Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit
The net nil movement in the capital element of the Departmental Expenditure Limit arises from:
Movements between Voted and Non-Voted Budgets
xxiii. An increase in non-voted capital funding of £517,000 offset by a decrease in voted capital funding of £517,000 relating to increased expenditure by the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.
xxiv. A decrease in non-voted capital funding of £96,000 offset by an increase in voted capital funding of £96,000 relating to decreased expenditure by The Pensions Regulator.
Administration Costs
The movement in the Administration Cost limit arises from the changes to the Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit as noted in items i, iii, viii, iv, ix, x, xi and xiv above.