FOI reference: FOI-2024-2467
You asked
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to know the following:
- The cumulative cost, in pound sterling terms, so far of creating the Transformed Labour Force Survey.
- An estimation of the cumulative cost of creating the TLFS once it is launched in 2027.
We said
Thank you for your request.
The directly attributable costs of setting up, developing, and testing the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS) averages £10.1 million a year from financial year 2021/22 (inclusive) onwards, including actual and forecast costs to the end of 2024/25. This is around 2% of the total ONS gross expenditure over the period. The estimated cumulative cost of the TLFS is £40.4 million across four years.
We do not hold figures for 2025/26 or 2026/27 as these are subject to business planning and Spending Review exercises which have yet to conclude.