Back To Work Bonuses

Mr. Chope
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have received back to work bonuses in each of the last three years; and at what cost to public funds. [108918]

Mr. Nicholas Brown
[holding answer 11 April 2003]: Information on the cost of administering Back To Work Bonus is not available separately. Therefore, it is not possible to give the total cost to public funds of Back To Work Bonus. The available information is in the table. ------------------------------
|Period                      |
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|April 2000–March 2001       |
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|April 2001–March 2002       |
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|April 2002–March 2003       |
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|DWP benefit computer systems|
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