§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what number of claimants on income support were repaying a budgeting or crisis loan for each month since January 1989; and what number of(a) one-parent families, (b) sick and disabled claimants, (c) pensioners and (d) unemployed claimants on income support were repaying a budgeting or crisis loan for each month since January 1989.
§ Mr. ScottThe information available is given in the table. The figures represent the number of loans being repaid on the last day of each month.
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Number of IS claimants Lone parents Disabled1 Pensioners Unemployed 000s 000s 000s 000s 000s October 52 11 1 0.5 35 November 53 11 1 0.5 36 December 47 10 1 0.5 32 1Applicants receiving a disability premium. It is not possible to identify separately applicants who are sick and not receiving a disability premium.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total amount of budget or crisis loans to claimants on income support for each month since January 1989.
§ Mr. ScottThe information available is set out in the table. The information represents the amounts outstanding on the last day of each calendar month.
Budgeting loans £ million Crisis loans £ million January 1989 46.491 4.485 February 1989 51.897 5.132 March 1989 56.595 5.751 April 1989 60.944 6.330 May 1989 63.596 6.789 June 1989 65.893 7.189 July 1989 66.549 7.583 August 1989 66.958 8.055 September 1989 67.111 8.388 October 1989 68.173 8.840 November 1989 71.201 9.619 December 1989 70.095 9.523