EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND INVESTMENT FUNDS 2014-2020 PROGRAMMES

ARTICLE 125 VERIFICATION CHECKS – EVIDENCE REQUIRED (Achievements and Expenditure)

Date xx March 2017

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Author Lynda Smith, Eilidh Steele, Kenneth Robertson

Contents Achievements................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ESF - Employability Pipeline ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ESF – Social Inclusion & Poverty .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 ESF - YEI / DSW ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 ERDF – Recipient ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 ERDF – Non-Recipient ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 EXPENDITURE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Flat Rate - Staff Costs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Flat Rate - Direct Costs, Actual - Procured Costs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Unit Costs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Actual - Wage Subsidies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Actual - Grant Schemes .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Payments to Delivery Agent or for Challenge Fund ................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Achievements ESF - Employability Pipeline Achievement

Achievement recorded

Evidence Required

Stage 1

Once Support complete

Evidence includes:  Referral Form – where appropriate.  Registration Form – signed/dated by the participant.  Proof of Participant Eligibility e.g. legal right to live and work in the UK; employment status, date of birth, multiple barriers, details of benefits (where appropriate).  Personalised Action Plan – signed/dated by both the Participant and Delivery Staff.

Barrier Removal

Once support Commences

Evidence of any activity undertaken with Participant to remove barriers: