New Deal for Lone Parents (Hansard, 21 July 2004)

HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 c329W 329W

§ Mr. Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many parents were on the New Deal for Lone Parents in 2003–04; and what the associated budgetary cost was. [185719]

§ Jane Kennedy
Between April 2003 and March 2004, 226,280¹ individuals participated on New Deal for Lone Parents. The estimated outturn spend on the programme is £66 million.
¹Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.