Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2019-20
Published on:Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual report and accounts 2019-20
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual report and accounts 2019-20
This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Green Deal design not only failed to deliver any meaningful benefit, it increased suppliers’ costs – and therefore energy bills – in meeting their obligations through the ECO scheme.
Imagine being asked to design and provide a service that meets the needs of everyone in your street. This crossed my mind when the borough where I live in London became a surge testing location for coronavirus. For me that means producing a service that works for Margaret and David, the retired couple that have […]
This blog highlights our upcoming good practice guide that’s a ‘how to’ guide for people managing a service. It also includes a separate summary on managing demand.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Green Deal design not only failed to deliver any meaningful benefit, it increased suppliers’ costs – and therefore energy bills – in meeting their obligations through the ECO scheme.
Benefits are expected to exceed costs slightly over the life of the systems, but there is uncertainty around whether the benefits will be realised
This report provides information on managing PFI contracts when they end and considers whether government is preparing for expiry appropriately.
The new military flying training is 6 years delayed and there is much to do if the MoD is to get the planned benefits from its contractor.
A detailed account of all our work, our performance progress and the impact of our work in 2023-24.
Since privatisation, Ofwat and Defra have overseen major improvements in water quality and service quality. Customers have seen a marked rise in bills but not the benefits of companies’ unexpected financial gains.
This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. What are third sector organisations? ‘Third sector organisations’ is a term used to describe the range of organisations that are neither public sector nor private sector. It includes voluntary and community organisations (both registered charities and other organisations such as associations, self-help groups and community groups), social enterprises, mutuals and […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified his audit opinion on the regularity of the 2015-16 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions. This is owing to the unacceptably high level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure, other than State Pension where the level of fraud and error is lower.
By operating in a more integrated way, government could reduce inefficiencies in public services and deliver a better service to citizens. A case study on the Whole-Place Community Budget pilots points to the potential benefits on offer where public services are integrated more effectively.
This paper sets out how we constructed a counterfactual to establish how much water customers in England and Wales could have benefited from an alternative charging system between 2010/11 and 2014/15.
Payment by results (PbR) schemes are hard to get right, and are risky and costly for commissioners. Credible evidence for claimed benefits of PbR is now needed.
My outdoor tap leaks. Not very much, just a small drip. And though I put a bucket underneath to catch the drips, I’ll admit that sometimes the bucket overflows before I can use the water in my garden. I know I should find out if it’s just a dodgy washer or I need a replacement […]
Devolution deals to devolve power from central government to local areas in England offer opportunities to stimulate economic growth and reform public services for local users, but the arrangements are untested and government could do more to provide confidence that these deals will achieve the benefits intended