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DWP Government Major Project Portfolio data, September 2018 (csv)
Updated 18 July 2019
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| Project Name | Automatic Enrolment Programme (originally called Enabling Retirement Savings Programme) | Fraud, Error and Debt Programme | Universal Credit Programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department | DWP | DWP | DWP |
| IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (A Delivery Confidence Assessment of the project at a fixed point in time, using a five-point scale, Red – Amber/Red – Amber – Amber/Green – Green; definitions in the IPA Annual Report on Major Projects) | Amber/Green | Amber/Green | Amber |
| Description / Aims | This programme was set up to implement the Government’s workplace pension reforms. The overarching aim of the reforms is to get more people saving more for their retirement. | The Fraud Error and Debt Programme (FEDP) is helping to transform the way DWP prevents and detects fraud and error and how it recovers debt by delivering new user friendly digital services and replacing aging and soon to be unsupported IT systems. At the same time the Programme is enabling significant AME and DEL savings. Building on the business improvements delivered over the past eight years, FEDP is transforming services through modern, efficient, real-time and customer focused digital solutions. These services are designed to be delivered into a changing landscape and are driven by citizen, user and business needs which incorporate real time data and greater automation. | Universal Credit replaces six separate benefits and tax credits for working age people, bringing together in and out of work systems into one, to make work pay. When fully rolled out it is expected that up to 7 million households will benefit from Universal Credit. Legislated for in 2012-13, it has now entered implementation phase. |
| Departmental commentary on actions planned or taken on the IPA RAG rating. | Programme implementation has been, and continues to be, hugely successful so far, with over 10 million people automatically enrolled by over 1.4 million employers. Compliance levels amongst all employers remain strong and opt-out rates amongst individuals remain consistently low at around 10%. The first of the two scheduled increases to contribution levels took place, as planned, in April 2018 and the results have been positive with no discernible impact on savings behaviour. The programme has now turned its attention to the second increase and plans for closure. Whilst there remains a level of uncertainty around the ongoing behaviours of employers and employees, when balanced with the significant success of the programme in achieving its objectives to date, the programme board continue to rate the programme overall as Amber/Green. | The current IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment is Amber/Green – improved from Amber the previous year. This reflects increasing confidence in the delivery plan for the suite of live projects within the FED programme. The programme is on track to deliver the outcomes and benefits set out in the business case. | The overall Delivery Confidence Assessment Rating remains AMBER reflecting the positive progress the Programme continues to make and the remaining challenges of improving and scaling the service as volumes increase rapidly. |
| Project - Start Date (Latest Approved Start Date) | 01/05/2007 | 02/04/2012 | 17/11/2011 |
| Project - End Date (Latest Approved End Date) | 30/11/2019 | 31/03/2021 | 30/06/2023 |
| Departmental narrative on schedule, including any deviation from planned schedule (if necessary) | The programme continues to time. | The programme remains on time. | All critical delivery milestones continue to be delivered on time. The Programme has successfully completed national rollout of the Full Service with rollout to all 637 offices and the move of claimants from legacy benefits to UC is scheduled to commence in July 2019 (initially with a pilot of up to 10,000 claims to ensure that the process works well) and complete in December 2023. |
| 2018/19 TOTAL Baseline £m (including Non-Government costs) | £66.16 | £108.77 | £836.72 |
| 2018/19 TOTAL Forecast £m (including Non-Government costs) | £66.10 | £94.88 | £819.39 |
| 2018/2019 Variance %age | 0% | -13% | -2% |
| Whole Life Cost TOTAL Baseline £m (including Non-Government costs) | £1,125.00 | £1,174.70 | £12,716.95 |
| Departmental narrative on budget/forecast variance for 2018/19 (if variance is more than 5%) | Budget variance less than 5% | Forecast spend in 2018/19 is below budget primarily due to lower IT development costs following revisions to project plans. | Budget variance less than 5% |
| Departmental Narrative on Budgeted Whole Life Costs | The whole life costs cover the period from 2007-08 to November 2019 and include the set-up and running costs of the compliance regime within The Pensions Regulator (TPR); the communications costs for raising awareness through a series of campaigns; and Programme costs. | Baseline position reflects the most recent Programme Business case that extends to 2026-27. | The budgeted whole life cost reflects the Full Business Case approved by HMT early in 2018 and excludes the impact of savings expected to be delivered by the Programme. |
| Annual Report Category | Government Transformation and Service Delivery | Government Transformation and Service Delivery | Government Transformation and Service Delivery |
| The IPA Annual Report publishes the whole life cycle costs on projects, based on figures from their Business Cases, whilst the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NICP) focuses primarily on the upfront capital investment on a project. Where both documents refer to the same projects, this distinction will be the principal reason for any differences in the data sets published. Other government publications may use different methodologies to derive cost figures | Not set | Not set | Not set |