Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public funds available to local authorities of the creation of a Single Fraud Investigation Service.

Esther McVey

The Local Authority Administration Grant for 2014/15 will not be reduced due to the implementation of the Single Fraud Investigation Service. The proposals for 2015/16 and 2016/17 onwards are currently out for consultation with our key stakeholders, including Local Government representative groups.