AQW 2996/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how much was paid to agencies to fill social work vacancies during the financial year 2018-19.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 2 March 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 March 2020
- Answer due by
- 18 March 2020
- Answered
- 18 March 202016 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The amount paid to agencies within the category social work during the financial year 2018-19 is detailed below;
HSC Expenditure on Agency Social Workers
| Year | HSC Trust | ||||
| Belfast | Northern | South Eastern | Southern | Western | |
| 2018/19 | £3,467,033 | £1,178,000 | £1,664,049 | £323,735 | £3,581,657 |
Source: HSC Trust
* May include some expenditure on Band 5 agency staff working in social care.
Agency expenditure may not solely relate to filling vacancies, and may be used for other reasons, for example covering sickness absence.