HC Deb 16 March 1990 vol 169 c405W
Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in how many refusals of community care grants at the Preston social security office one of the grounds for refusal has been insufficient funds.

Mr. Scott

On 21 occasions at the Preston South local office and 318 occasions at the Preston North local office, the social fund officer refused applications for community care grants, giving as a reason that they had insufficient priority to be met from the budget. These figures are provisional and cover the period April 1989 to February 1990.