FOI reference: FOI-2024-1810
You asked
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to know the cumulative cost, in pound sterling terms, of creating the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS).
We said
Thank you for your request.
The directly attributable costs of setting up, developing and testing the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS) averages £8 million a year across the rollout so far with costs incurred from Financial Year 2021/22. This is around 1% of the total ONS gross expenditure over the period. The cumulative cost of the TLFS to date is £24.1million.
The majority of costs incurred relate to the large-scale resourcing required to operate a major nationwide survey but the total figure provided includes further costs such as survey research, system and technology development, methodological research, printing/materials and postage costs. All of which ensure the TLFS provides the best information possible.