Office of Public Sector Information

1. Regulation of the water industry

Administration and operational costs and the provision of customer representation and associated non-cash items.

1. Improving the quality of life through cultural and sporting activities

Support for national and other museums and galleries; the Government Indemnity Scheme; the British Library and other library and archive institutions and services; to the Arts and Sports Councils and for other arts and sports bodies and schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain public buildings, the national heritage and architecture; listed places of worship scheme; promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and projects; sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority and certain broadcasting services and schemes; alcohol, gambling, film and video licensing; related research, surveys and other services; central administration costs; expenses of the National Lottery Commission; commemorative services and Royal funerals; the Queen’s Golden Jubilee; transfer of pension values of certain bodies; and associated non-cash items.

2. Broadening access to a rich and varied cultural and sporting life through home broadcasting

Payments to the British Broadcasting Corporation for home broadcasting; and associated non-cash items.

1. Ensuring the best start for all children, ending child poverty in 20 years

The administration costs and benefit payments of the child support system; child benefit; family credit; the benefit costs of vaccine damage and associated non-cash items.

2. Promoting work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need

The administration costs and benefit payments of Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support for the under 60s; Jobseeker’s Allowance (contribution-based); Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based); earnings top-up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay; the provision of training and assessment programmes for adults; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self-employment; help for unemployed people and disability rights; measures to help people, particularly those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour market, into work; the elements of the delivery of the Jobseeker’s Allowance undertaken by Jobcentre Plus; the administration of, and where appropriate the payment of allowances to people participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the Job Transition Service and other employment programmes, pilot programmes and new measures to help people into work; temporary subsidies to employers; grants to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the provision of supported employment; a grant-in-aid and the provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity; administration of Jobcentre Plus and associated non-cash items; also grants to Independent Living; Motability; subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities towards the costs incurred in administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; community charge benefit; community charge rebate and rate rebate; payments to local authorities in respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative measures; discretionary housing payments; sums payable for participation in the ONE pilot scheme; sums payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing Benefit under occupation schemes and sums payable for residual compensation payments to providers of supported accommodation; sums payable to third party providers of services to local authorities and associated non-cash items.

3. Combating poverty and promoting security and independence in retirement for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners

The administration costs and benefit payments of non-contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus payments to pensioners; Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Income Support for the elderly; Invalid Care Allowance and vaccine damage; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75s free TV licence scheme; sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; grants-in-aid to the Disability Rights Commission, OPRA and associated non-cash items.

4. Modernising welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility and accuracy of services

Costs of modernising Departmental systems and services and associated non-cash items.

5. Corporate contracts, support services and administration of European Social Fund for England

Corporate administration; the costs associated with the Appeals Service; payments for education, training and employment projects assisted by the European Union and refunds to the European Union, the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation, other international educational programmes and associated non-cash items.