§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the administrative cost of the Single Gateway to benefits. [88030]
§ Angela EagleAn additional £79.5 million has been allocated from the Invest to Save Budget to fund the ONE service (formerly Single Gateway) in the 12 Pilot areas.
The extra allocation is on top of the amount that would be required to administer benefits in the pilot areas under current arrangements. It also covers one-off start-up costs (for example, estates and training costs), and Information Technology and capital expenditure over the period of the pilots.