HC Deb 06 February 1989 vol 146 cc626-33
5. Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the social fund allocation for his Department's offices in St. Helens for the next two years.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I will, with permission, circulate details of the social fund allocations for 1989–90 to offices in Great Britain in the Official Report. I shall also place a copy in the Library. The allocation to St. Helens is £806,802 comprising £574,468 for loans and £232,334 for grants. Decisions on the allocations for 1990–91 will be made nearer that time.

Mr. Evans

Is the Minister aware that in St. Helens, the DSS has spent less than 40 per cent. of this year's budget for community grants? Does he accept that one of the reasons for this is the bewildering complexity of the forms that applicants have to fill in? I recently spent over an hour filling in one of those forms for a confused pensioner. Will the Minister give an undertaking that when he fixes the budgets for the next two years, he will greatly simplify the application forms? That would greatly improve the take-up, because the problem is that people do not understand the forms.

Mr. Lloyd

The hon. Member will be pleased to know that the expenditure of his local office on grants in December went up to 50 per cent. I should like to place on record the appreciation of the local office of his interest in seeing that these grants are paid to the people who need them.

Such a constructive approach will help to ensure that this money, which is intended for those in most need, gets to them. If we can also assist by improving the forms still further, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, we shall certainly do so. As these grants go to those in the community in most need of assistance, we depend on other organisations, local Members of Parliament and social services departments to assist in ensuring that the money reaches the people for whom it is intended.

Following are the details:

Social Fund Budget allocations 1989–90
Loans Grants Total
1. London (North) Region
Acton 285,951 124,062 410,013
Aylesbury 133.151 59,100 192,251
Banbury 87,735 38,153 125,888
Barking 313,684 140,139 453,824
Barnet 100,310 46,161 146,471
Basildon 515,435 228,294 743,729
Bedford 247,883 107,485 355,368
Braintree 133,622 59,026 192,647
Bury St. Edmunds 150,749 66,576 217,325
Cambridge 258,778 117,435 376,213
Canning Town 263,616 110,592 374,208
Chelmsford 133,780 60,757 194,537
Clacton 109,000 48,123 157,124
Colchester 179,783 77,927 257,710
Cricklewood 250,516 107,215 357,731
Diss 34,061 15,683 49,745
Dunstable 89,722 40,087 129,809
Ealing 266,310 115,991 382,301
Edgware 161,636 69,648 231,284
Edmonton 228,510 101,596 330,105
Euston 254,847 109,969 364,816
Finsbury Park 505,202 217,845 723,047
Grays 234,643 104,912 339,555
Great Yarmouth 203,304 92,448 295,752
Hackney 654,199 275,244 929,443
Harlesden 437,683 190,576 628,259
Harlow 201,413 89,825 291,238
Harrow 194,377 82,843 277,220
Hemel Hempstead 117,928 53,616 171,544
Hendon 231,161 101,149 332,310
Hertford 111,065 49,724 160,790
High Wycombe 160,748 74,785 235,532
Highgate 391,619 169,589 561,208
Hoxton 385,192 169,034 554,226
Ilford 378,610 167,826 546,436
Ipswich 263,156 114,982 378,138
Kings Lynn 247,648 108,361 356,009
Leytonstone 327,224 144,319 471,543
Lowestoft 186,885 82,482 269,366
Luton 348,434 143,619 492,053
Milton Keynes 290,573 124,913 415,486
Neasden 398,912 166,445 565,357
Norwich Chantry 286,113 125,940 412,054
Norwich Mountergate 454,483 192,742 647,225
Notting Hill 236,467 100,841 337,309
Oxford 442,510 188,702 631,212
Paddington 364,673 168,491 533,164
Peterborough 646,116 273,462 919,578
Plaistow 357,728 152,462 510,190
Poplar 366,524 155,452 521,976
Romford 213,071 97,879 310,950
Shoreditch 342,534 153,003 495,537
Southall 209,844 95,113 304,957
Southend 274,268 120,203 394,471
St. Albans 120,455 55,978 176,434
Stepney 198,289 84,902 283,191
Stevenage 198,476 85,672 284,148
Stoke Newington 308,676 132,623 441,299
Thames North 19,115 6,861 25,976
Tottenham 440,379 187,222 627,601
Uxbridge 121,234 52,991 174,225
Walthamstow 262,535 118,346 380,881
Watford 119,905 55,380 175,285
Wood Green 201,433 92,723 294,155
Woodgrange Park 587,725 246,991 834,716
Totals 17,241,606 7,512,537 24,754,143
2. London (South) region
Aldershot 169,186 72,675 241,861
Andover 66,391 30,294 96,685
Ashford 104,572 47,027 151,599
Balham 418,883 179,798 598,680
Basingstoke 83,582 35,833 119,415
Battersea 424,376 191,711 616,087

Loans Grants Total
Bexley 243,385 108,041 351,426
Bloomsbury 181,066 84,079 265,145
Bognor Regis 108,363 48,769 157,132
Bracknell 104,382 47,919 152,301
Brighton 358,554 161,888 520,443
Brixton 381,073 170,379 551,452
Bromley 157,237 72,107 229,344
Camberwell 409,866 175,936 585,802
Canterbury 123,008 58,173 181,181
Chatham 270,121 109,755 379,876
Chelsea 331,875 143,897 475,772
Chichester 60,968 28,308 89,276
City (London) 99,362 44,892 144,254
Crawley 122,128 54,771 176,899
Croydon 346,726 151,909 498,635
Crystal Palace 394,266 179,061 573,329
Dartford 99,943 45,234 145,176
Dover 92,882 40,139 133,021
Eastbourne 166,062 75,210 241,272
Eltham 73,952 30,853 104,705
Epson 55,197 25,109 80,307
Fareham 199,443 82,192 281,635
Folkestone 116,633 50,778 167,412
Gravesend 112,102 47,824 159,926
Greenwich Park 518,737 221,658 740,394
Guildford 118,566 55,356 173,922
Hastings 216,838 105,866 322,704
Havant 213,702 88,386 302,088
Hither Green 124,471 55,010 179,481
Hounslow 379,484 165,053 544,537
Hove 165,047 78,407 243,453
Isle of Wight 219,260 94,957 314,217
Kennington Park 369,213 153,717 522,931
Kensington 194,750 84,225 278,974
Kingston 147,986 66,848 214,834
Lewes 104,012 46,160 150,172
Lewisham 562,602 239,216 801,818
Maidstone 153,068 67,957 221,025
Mitcham 124,714 57,076 181,790
New Forest 142,157 60,615 202,772
Newbury 79,425 36,403 115,828
Orpington 87,293 39,371 126,664
Oval 368,777 164,364 533,140
Peckham 329,774 145,861 475,635
Portsmouth North 174,625 76,515 251,140
Portsmouth South 159,300 68,800 228,101
Reading 373,843 159,827 533,670
Redhill 99,776 45,275 145,050
Rochester 115,513 49,712 165,225
Sittingbourne 169,896 70,100 239,996
Slough 218,278 94,424 312,701
Southampton 482,712 201,592 684,304
Southwark 449,003 208,657 657,660
Streatham 353,899 150,008 503,907
Surbiton 62,437 27,105 89,543
Sutton 76,670 33,951 110,621
Thames South 24,631 9,558 34,188
Thanet 251,531 113,336 364,866
Tunbridge Wells 113,626 51,854 165,480
Twickenham 76,998 35,246 112,244
Wandsworth 207,195 90,505 297,700
Westminster 157,312 70,120 227,432
Wimbledon 167,140 71328 238,469
Winchester 94,606 40,696 135,302
Woking 150,769 65,440 216,209
Woolwich 733,974 310,327 1,044,301
Worthing 152,338 68,600 220,938
Totals 15,361,432 6,734,045 22,095,477
3. Midlands Region
Birmingham Bradford Street 320,370 130,510 450,881
Birmingham Edgbaston 598,925 255,223 854,147
Birmingham Erdington 558,105 243,468 801,573
Birmingham Handsworth 770,837 319,141 1,089,978
Birmingham Ladywood 460,311 196,366 656,677
Birmingham Northfield 522,226 219,897 742,124
Loans Grants Total
Birmingham Perry Barr 386,241 157,206 543,447
Birmingham Ravenshurst 281,772 130,204 411,975
Birmingham South Yardley 526,576 226,042 752,619
Birmingham Sparkhill 217,807 92,197 310,004
Birmingham Washwood Heath 476,779 200,111 676,890
Boston 121,624 53,006 174,631
Burton on Trent 120,875 53,787 174,663
Cannock 206,560 83,324 289,883
Chesterfield 394,692 168,124 562,816
Corby 183,483 77,647 261,130
Coventry East 708,200 288,114 996,314
Coventry West 466,926 189,889 656,815
Derby Becket Street 223,321 100,276 323,597
Derby Heritage Gate 133,854 58,280 192,134
Derby London Road 322,844 135,672 458,517
Dudley North 454,371 185,705 640,076
Dudley South 206,145 92,016 298,161
Grantham 119,829 49,610 169,439
Hereford 205,712 93,538 299,249
Ilkeston 201,578 86,709 288,286
Kidderminster 242,695 98,136 340,831
Leamington 194,228 86,954 281,182
Leicester Burleys Way 235,126 102,735 337,860
Leicester Lower Hill Street 357,728 152,658 510,386
Leicester Norton Street 408,438 177,152 585,590
Leicester Yeoman Street 575,257 249,696 824,953
Lichfield 315,354 128,305 443,659
Lincoln Newland 317,210 137,289 454,499
Lincoln Orchard Street 367,347 170,103 537,451
Loughborough 173,927 75,223 249,150
Mansfield 368,727 159,906 528,634
Newcastle (Staffs) 241,422 99,542 340,964
Northampton 353,813 155,376 509,189
Nottingham Castle Gate 327,027 139,345 466,371
Nottingham David Lane 369,118 157,536 526.654
Nottingham Shakespeare Street 481,403 204,264 685,667
Nottingham Station Street 367,211 160,323 527,534
Nuneaton 272,889 110,862 383,751
Redditch 186,886 77,378 264,265
Rugby 114,732 51,024 165,756
Shrewsbury 295,080 127,783 422,863
Skegness 88,564 39,180 127,745
Smethwick 500,587 207,507 708,094
Stafford 128,752 56,649 185,401
Stoke North 404,010 177,656 581,666
Stoke South 237,625 110,928 348,553
Sutton-in-Ashfield 183,187 80,047 263,234
Telford 445,432 191,335 636,766
Walsall East 330,676 134,490 465,166
Walsall West 445,097 198,232 643,329
Wellingborough 298,713 136,920 435,633
West Bromwich 559,297 239,122 798,419
Wolverhampton North 713,287 296,127 1,009,414
Wolverhampton South 579,231 249,684 828,914
Worcester 278,947 133,726 412,674
Worksop 237,560 99,684 337,244
Totals 21,186,545 9,058,942 30,245,487
4. North East Region
Ashington 221,427 94,749 316,175
Barnsley East 602,431 251,189 853,620
Barnsley West 355,031 145,756 500,787
Berwick-On-Tweed 26,112 12,023 38,134
Bishop Auckland 381,643 158,242 539,885
Blyth 217,724 93,681 311,404
Bradford East 442,986 196,697 639,683
Bradford South 397,200 161,282 558,482
Bradford West 443,796 186,072 629,867
Bridlington 109,409 52,436 161,845
Castleford 190,138 77,631 267,769
Chester-Le-Street 202,581 85,079 287,660
Loans Grants Total
Darlington 449,667 188,278 637,944
Dewsbury 299,865 127,316 427,179
Doncaster East 352,879 143,325 496,204
Doncaster West 543,032 231,410 774,442
Durham 158,232 66,319 224,551
Eston 291,568 113,030 404,597
Gateshead 593,458 241,873 835,331
Goole 115,095 52,322 167,417
Grimsby 542,123 219,244 761,367
Halifax 449,551 197,962 647,512
Harrogate 145,803 64,113 209,916
Hartlepool 338,628 134,655 473,282
Hemsworth 153,033 69,354 222,387
Hexham 50,085 21,885 71,970
Houghton Le Spring 161,336 66,348 227,634
Huddersfield 358,945 154,968 513,913
Hull East 671,197 295,477 966,674
Hull West 558,973 251,564 810,536
Jarrow 325,384 138,204 463,588
Keighley 195,704 84,032 279,736
Leeds East 591,480 246,151 837,632
Leeds North 699,290 299,660 998,950
Leeds North West 362,307 166,967 529.274
Leeds South 243,725 105,300 349.024
Leeds West 326,381 142,116 468.498
Middlesbrough 896,332 354,181 1,250.513
Newcastle East 430,341 174,752 605,093
Newcastle St. James 502,248 207,770 710,018
Newcastle West 417,995 170,806 588,801
North Shields 336,436 145,451 481,887
Northallerton 84,243 37,599 121,841
Peterlee 202,186 87,199 289,385
Pontefract 191,449 81,057 272,507
Redcar 296,301 138,058 434,359
Rotherham North 167,787 71,922 239,709
Rotherham South 537,689 230,351 768,040
Scarborough 161,228 67,263 228,492
Scunthorpe 370,961 153,256 524,217
Seaham 77,923 34,894 112,817
Sheffield North East 974,273 411,432 1,385,705
Sheffield North West 723,208 303,988 1,027,196
Sheffield South East 474,642 196,972 671,614
Sheffield South West 624,974 274,772 899,745
Skipton 30,337 13,861 44,199
South Shields 433,545 183,063 616,607
Stanley 308,225 126,013 434,237
Stockton 634,110 263,453 897,562
Sunderland North 851,567 338,682 1,190,249
Sunderland South 533,100 212,467 ^45,567
Wakefield 324,752 142,422 467,174
Wallsend 273,606 115,442 389,047
Wath-On-Dearne 336,146 134,286 470,432
York 299,802 133,022 432,824
TOTALS 24,063,620 10,141,138 34,204,758
5. North West Region
Accrington 196,613 88,540 285,154
Ashton-Under-Lyne 262,459 117,239 379,698
Barrow in Furness 156,293 73,195 229,488
Birkenhead North 640,278 265,117 905,395
Birkenhead South 301,152 124,202 425,354
Blackburn 356,591 152,858 509,449
Bolton 598,568 246,144 844,712
Bootle 533,794 209,972 743,766
Burnley 386,276 172,747 559,023
Bury 347,978 155,287 503,265
Buxton 25,170 11,528 36,698
Carlisle 182,115 82,342 264,456
Chester 236,354 98,035 334,389
Crewe 240,214 104,319 344,533
Crosby 393,660 162,090 555,750
Ellesmere Port 225,953 89,094 315,047
Failsworth 415,759 176,443 592,202
Farnworth 214,098 95,433 309,531
Fylde North 297,865 130,674 428,539
Fylde South 144,366 65,546 209,912.
Huyton 666,622 264,259 930,881
Loans Grants Total
Hyde 333,371 134,023 467,394
Kendal 33,667 14,892 48,559
Kirkby 684,935 273,433 958,368
Lancaster 344,134 139,283 483,417
Leigh 267,583 112,642 380,225
Liverpool Belle Vale 384,710 157,853 542,563
Liverpool Breckfield 631,306 253,475 884,782
Liverpool City 396,197 162,917 559,113
Liverpool Edge Hill 668,835 258,026 926,861
Liverpool Garston 330,728 131,583 462,311
Liverpool Norris Green 300,273 120,474 420,746
Liverpool Toxteth 799,340 331,820 1,131,160
Liverpool West Derby 173,159 72,764 245,923
Macclesfield 88,927 40,220 129,147
Manchester Central 204,566 89,425 293,992
Manchester Cheetham 380,254 163,217 543,471
Manchester Chorlton 353,314 172,218 525,532
Manchester Longsight 450,612 191,988 642,600
Manchester Openshaw 331,198 142,854 474,052
Manchester Rusholme 559,432 244,743 804,175
Manchester Wythenshawe 456,196 192,343 648,539
Middleton 249,628 103,342 352,971
Northwich 240,913 100,537 341,450
Oldham 433,409 191,246 624,655
Penrith 25,264 11,831 37,095
Preston North 330,911 126,254 457,165
Preston South 235,863 102,480 338,343
Rochdale 333,564 140,740 474,304
Rossendale 119,022 52,248 171,270
Sale 317,676 136,578 454,254
Salford North 381,113 167,969 549,082
Salford South 251,327 106,731 358,058
Skelmersdale 384,801 162,618 547,419
Southport 120,735 52,833 173,568
St. Helens 574,468 232,334 806,802
Stockport North 336,623 137,503 474,126
Stockport South 322,694 138,202 460,896
Wallasey 418,170 169,337 587,507
Warrington 454,245 186,157 640,401
Whitehaven 109,546 45,323 154,869
Widnes 669,999 278,390 948,389
Wigan 540,889 237,170 778,059
Wilmslow 59,321 27,908 87,229
Workington 155,151 70,633 225,784
Totals 22,060,244 9,263,618 31,323,862
6. Scotland Region
Aberdeen North 324,995 136,664 461,658
Aberdeen South 288,795 125,366 414,161
Airdrie 659,396 269,305 928,701
Arbroath 156,677 71,030 227,707
Ayr 743,508 301,989 1,045,498
Bathgate 524,997 223,124 748,121
Bellshill 489,243 193,990 683,233
Campbeltown 39,008 16,540 55,548
Clydebank 479,332 193,619 672,951
Coatbridge 475,741 192,395 668,136
Cowdenbeath 149,213 69,269 218,482
Cumbernauld 474,682 211,784 686,466
Dumbarton 461,624 194,681 656,305
Dumfries 224,927 98,655 323,582
Dundee East 452,227 188,946 641,172
Dundee West 372,589 154,368 526,958
Dunfermline 223,093 96,750 319,843
East Kilbride 277,067 121,959 399,026
Edinburgh City 518,955 222,994 741,949
Edinburgh East 471,904 202,701 674,604
Edinburgh North 411,233 167,807 579,039
Edinburgh South 432,974 179,642 612,616
Edinburgh West 442,024 182,844 624,869
Elgin 164,853 69,520 234,373
Falkirk 616,125 252,999 869,124
Fort William 75,106 33,202 108,308
Galashiels 158,789 75,861 234,600
Glasgow Anniesland 684,448 284,249 968,698
Glasgow Bridgeton 456,354 203,051 659,405
Loans Grants Total
Glasgow City 565,884 250,765 816,650
Glasgow Craigton 844,419 347,990 1,192,409
Glasgow Cranstonhill 98,759 37,207 135,965
Glasgow Laurieston 847,613 357,390 1,205,003
Glasgow Maryhill 713,217 299,598 1,012,815
Glasgow Parkhead 892,547 368,309 1,260,856
Glasgow Partick 398,764 166,606 565,371
Glasgow Provan 1,035,477 416,294 1,451,772
Glasgow Rutherglen 1,079,128 429,846 1,508,974
Glasgow South Side 865,646 355,586 1,221,231
Glasgow Springburn 927,660 380,519 1,308,179
Greenock 654,289 265,969 920,258
Hamilton 1,063,192 447,633 1,510,824
Inverness 326,136 149,629 475,765
Irvine 746,994 321,952 1,068,946
Johnstone 331,768 136,878 468,646
Kilmarnock 403,821 166,720 570,541
Kirkcaldy 424,204 172,952 597,156
Lerwick 22,216 9,455 31,671
Leven 156,076 63,128 219,203
Motherwell 653,179 263,883 917,062
Oban 49,263 21,678 70,941
Paisley 823,936 325,259 1,149,195
Perth 203,370 84,464 287,833
Peterhead 136,006 60,290 196,296
Port Glasgow 406,643 165,995 572,637
Stirling 399,921 160,146 560,067
Stornoway 72,129 32,710 104,840
Stranraer 90,519 39,199 129,718
Wick 91,977 41,362 133,339
Totals 26,574,580 11,074,717 37,649,297
7. Wales and South West Region
Aberdare 281,323 123,789 405,112
Abertillery 119,094 49,186 168,280
Aberystwyth 94,095 41,905 135,999
Ammanford (Group) 81,360 38,263 119,623
Anglesey 183,796 76,180 259,976
Bargeoed 228,385 92,738 321,123
Barnstaple 169,204 78,802 248,006
Barry 195,243 80,865 276,108
Bath 190,540 83,703 274,243
Blackwood 141,463 57,868 199,331
Bournemouth 277,466 120,995 398,461
Bridgend 273,323 118,509 391,833
Bridgwater 138,064 54,339 192,403
Bristol Central 264,123 116,999 381,122
Bristol East 298,880 132,396 431,276
Bristol Horfield 166,519 70,157 236,676
Bristol South 390,871 161,817 552,689
Bristol West 122,689 53,334 176,023
Caernarfon 132,703 53,382 186,085
Caerphilly 329,926 139,599 469,526
Cardiff Central 299,032 125,895 424,927
Cardiff East 526,381 213,772 740,153
Cardiff West 382,057 164,352 546,410
Carmarthen 79,550 32,716 112,266
Cheltenham 191,199 81,329 272,528
Chippenham 75,112 35,553 110,664
Colwyn Bay 172,355 73,246 245,601
Cwmbran (Group) 333,846 140,110 473,958
Deeside 140,614 61,423 202,037
Devonport 345,648 149,804 495,452
Ebbw Vale (Group) 209,720 84,673 294,394
Exeter 425,041 188,942 613,983
Gloucester 364,755 158,551 523,306
Haverfordwest 184,884 73,398 258,282
Launceston 86,634 37,376 124,010
Llanelli 238,119 95,571 335,690
Merthyr Tydfil 267,040 105,445 372,485
Morriston 307,767 135,427 443,194
Neath 161,257 67,077 228,333
Newport (Gwent) 662,077 278,899 940,975
Newtown (Group) 96,349 42,481 138,829
Pembroke Dock 119,492 50,949 170,441
Penzance 158,004 63,956 221,959
Plymouth 401,787 174,891 576,678
Loans Grants Total
Pontypridd 228,791 103,227 332,018
Poole 223,173 97,670 320,843
Port Talbot 177,096 74,259 251,355
Porth 133,229 54,975 188,204
Porthmadog-Dolgellau 78,123 32,779 110,903
Rhondda West 229,361 92,610 321,970
Rhyl 262,960 115,581 378,541
Salisbury 117,921 51,043 168,964
St. Austell 196,298 82,422 278,720
Stroud 113,271 48,652 161,923
Swansea 587,165 268,015 855,181
Swindon 240,052 102,929 342,981
Taunton 186,496 83,497 269,993
Torbay 388,969 171,024 559,993
Trowbridge 87,608 39,339 126,946
Truro 235,100 102,242 337,341
Weston-Super-Mare 138,411 59,489 197,901
Weymouth 128,919 57,336 186,255
Wrexham (Group) 349,058 148,016 497,074
Yeovil 101,032 48,067 149,099
Totals 14,510,822 6,215,834 20,726,656

Note: The totals may not sum due to rounding.

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