§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the Greenock and Port Glasgow offices of his Department the statistical information he has to date regarding the different reasons given by social fund officers for refusals to claimants for (i) budgeting loans, (ii) crisis loans and (iii) community care grants; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 15 May 1989]: Provisional figures for the period 11 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 are set out in the table.
The table gives the number of times that a reason for decision is used by social fund officers for determining a nil award for community care grants, budgeting, and crisis loans.
An application can be refused for more than one reason. The total number of reasons for decision used will be equal to or greater than the number of applications refused. Information on the numbers of applications processed and awarded is available in the Library.
and (e) a couple with two children all with no savings would lose entitlement to a community charge rebate, assuming the Department of the Environment's latest community charge figures.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 27 April 1989]: The information requested has been placed in the Library.