House of Commons Library briefing on Flexible Support Fund

The new Commons briefing includes details of Chaannel 4’s Dispatches programme on a UC contact centre, SSAC concerns about FSF publicity and summary of the misuse of funds at Plaistow Jobcentre Plus. It also highlights -

There is limited information on the FSF in the public domain. This note sets out such information as is currently available, including extracts from DWP guidance and responses to Freedom of Information requests.

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06079#fullreport

Funding levels for each jobcentre district FSF in 2016/2017 were provided in written evidence to the Future of Jobcentre PLus inquiry (see para 13 of the evidence for the full list). Dated 10 October but only published on 2 November. Interesting to see benefit cap has seperate funding stream for each district which lets hope is actually spent- for example -

JC Central England (Group level) 13,759,595
    JCCE Birmingham & Solihull (District level) 2,360,608
    JCCE Black Country 1,780,812
    JCCE East Anglia 1,695,036
    JCCE Leicestershire & Northamptonshire 1,450,656
    JCCE Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire & Rutland 2,013,116
    JCCE Mercia 1,234,348
    JCCE Midland Shires 2,217,519
Benefit Cap1 1,007,500