Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the 2024-25 employability budget of £102.8 million (a) it spent and (b) was passed on to local government.
At outset, budget for Employability Level 2 was £102.8 million, £2.5m was transfer out to Finance and Local Government portfolio to support Employability Child Poverty co-ordinators across 32 local authorities.
1. Of the remaining budget, £98.6 million (98%) was spent in 2024-25.
2. Of that £70.1 million (71%) went to local government.