Voluntary Work: Young People
(asked on 10th February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23331, what the average cost for each participant of the National Citizen Service has been in each year of its operation.
National Citizen Service (NCS) delivers value for money and the most recent independent evaluation demonstrated that for every £1 spent on NCS it generates up £3.98 of social benefits. The table below shows the average cost per NCS participant calculated as part of the published independent evaluation for each year of operation:
Year | Average cost per participant |
2011 | £1,553 |
2012 | £1,700 |
2013 | £1,570 |
2014 | £1,538 |
2015 | Figures will be made available in the NCS 2015 evaluation report, which will be published in due course. |