HC Deb 18 May 1990 vol 172 cc566-7W
Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if, pursuant to the reply of 7 December 1989,Official Report, column 343, he will publish the proportion of social fund expenditure, on a month by month basis, which local offices are recommended to spend, for each month in the financial year 1990–91.

Mr. Scott

The national profile of anticipated expenditure for 1990–91 is set out in the table. It was devised from an analysis of previous levels of national expenditure, as a guide to assist managers of local offices in planning expenditure of their annual budgets. It is not intended to represent a recommended pattern of monthly expenditure, and managers are free to produce their own profiles to take account of local factors in the area.

National social fund anticipated expenditure profile 1990–91
Month Per cent. of annual gross budget profiled
April 7.98
May 8.90
June 7.83
July 8.03
August 7.93
September 6.81
October 8.82
November 9.50
December 7.65
January 7.28
February 8.78
March 10.49