Liam Byrne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23331, what the average cost for each participant of the National Citizen Service has been in each year of its operation.
Mr Rob Wilson
National Citizen Service (NCS) delivers value for money and the most recent independent evaluation demonstrated that for every £1 spent on NCS it generates up £3.98 of social benefits. The table below shows the average cost per NCS participant calculated as part of the published independent evaluation for each year of operation:
|
Year |
Average cost per participant |
|
2011 |
£1,553 |
|
2012 |
£1,700 |
|
2013 |
£1,570 |
|
2014 |
£1,538 |
|
2015 |
Figures will be made available in the NCS 2015 evaluation report, which will be published in due course. |
