Managing debt owed to central government
Published on:Government is owed a large amount of money but has no overall view of its debt reduction objectives nor of the financial risk that the debt poses.
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Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Client Funds Account 2010-11
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has once again been unable to give a full sign off to the Client Funds Account of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Work and Pensions 2011-12
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 15 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Work and Pensions during 2011-12.
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Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt reaches £250 million
Published on:The total amount of outstanding Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt rose to £250 million in 2023-24, increasing from £150 million in 2018-19.
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Processing delays and backlogs in Access to Work affect job security and employer finances
Published on:The NAO has investigated DWP’s operation of the Access to Work scheme to help inform public debate on its future.
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Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: cost reduction
Published on:Plans by CMEC to reduce its spending are based on uncertain estimates. There is a risk that additional cuts might be needed late on in the Spending Review which could have an adverse effect on services.
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Managing the impact of Housing Benefit reform
Published on:DWP is working to manage the introduction of the housing benefit reforms and has a critical role to play in anticipating adverse consequences.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2012-13 Civil Superannuation accounts
Published on:The pension payments and Scheme liability are materially supported by employee records for the first time in two years, but underlying issues remain to resolve.
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The administration of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax 2015-16
Published on:Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs continues to make progress in ensuring that income tax levied under the Scottish rate will be assessed and collected properly, but still faces significant challenges to ensure that all Scottish taxpayers are correctly identified
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Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error could save government billions
Published on:Data analytics are a vital tool to tackle fraud and error, but savings so far have been modest compared to the amount potentially achievable.
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Memorandum: The Future of Jobcentre Plus Inquiry
Published on:Our 2016 memorandum was prepared to inform the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into the future of Jobcentre Plus (JCP), including the likely effects of planned welfare policy changes on JCP footfall and journey time to jobcentres. In October 2017 we published an associated interactive data model allowing exploration of the time it will take for people to travel to their nearest jobcentre.
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The Work Programme
Published on:After a poor start, the performance of the Work Programme is at similar levels to previous programmes but is less than original forecast. The Department has struggled to improve outcomes for harder-to-help groups. The Programme has the potential to offer value for money if it can achieve the higher rates of performance the Department now expects.
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Reducing costs in the Department for Work and Pensions
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions will have to make rapid progress in reorganising the way it operates if it is to meet its target of cutting costs by £20 billion in four years while achieving substantial reform of the welfare system.
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The introduction of the Work Programme
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced the Work Programme quickly, in just over a year, and this has had benefits, but the speed with which it was launched has also increased risks. The Department and providers have made assumptions about how many people the Programme will get back into work but there is a significant risk that they are over-optimistic.
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DWP begins to make headway tackling benefit fraud and error
Published on:A new NAO report finds that the proportion of benefit expenditure overpaid remains too high, but overpayment levels are now reducing.
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Evaluating the government balance sheet: financial assets and investments
Published on:We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
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Department for Work and Pensions: 2010-11 accounts
Published on:The NAO has published its report on the 2010-11 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Pensions transferred to AEA Technology when it was privatised
Published on:Former UKAEA employees who transferred to a privatised company spent a decade seeking resolution from government after their pensions fell in value.
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Work and Pensions 2010-2011
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Work and Pensions during 2010-2011.