Department for Work and Pensions
Table 2.19: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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£ billion
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2019-20
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2020-21
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RDEL excluding
depreciation
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5.6
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5.8
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The Department for Work and Pensions settlement includes:
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a 1.9% increase in real terms to the department’s resource
budget from 2019-20 to 2020-21; and
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a £106 million package to fund the Plan for DWP Excellence,
which will deliver reform to support the most vulnerable in
society:
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£40 million additional funding for Discretionary Housing
Payments to tackle affordability pressures in the private
rented sector in England and Wales;
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£36 million to ensure DWP decision-making
is accurate and the application processes are
straightforward and accessible, as well as improving
safeguarding by creating a new independent Serious Case
Panel;
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£7 million to expand Jobcentre advisor support in schools
for young people with special educational needs and
extending eligibility for Access to Work to internships
for disabled people; and
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£23 million to fund a range of other measures, including
support for vulnerable claimants and people with complex
needs migrating to Universal Credit, additional outreach
activities to support those who are homeless, and
increasing the number of Armed Forces champions to
support veterans when entering the labour market.
In addition to this, DWP’s resource budget
will enable the department to continue to:
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help people move into work and support their progression in
work, through targeted employment support programmes and
tailored interventions for disadvantaged groups;
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improve financial security through the accurate and timely
administration of benefit payments, including the secure
delivery of Universal Credit;
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deliver frontline services to ensure that individuals receive
the best customer service experience; and
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ensure older people are able to live with the dignity and
respect they deserve by supporting private pension saving and
delivering the State Pension.
