Mr. McCradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the budgetary allocation in respect of the social fund to each social security office in South Down in each year since 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991, respectively.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is available in the Library.
Mr. McCradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people who made applications for social fund loans and grants who were in receipt of income support were refused at each social security office in South Down.
§ Mr. HanleyDetails for 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 are shown in the table. The figures include a small number of instances where crisis loans have been claimed by people who are not receiving income support. It is not possible to identify these cases.
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Number of refusals Social Security Office 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Ballynahinch 51 29 168 163 101 99 Banbridge 212 86 347 257 331 315 Downpatrick 433 147 462 391 522 423 Kilkeel 35 23 69 53 100 71 Newcastle 147 46 232 133 205 150 Newry 424 315 689 841 1,258 1,196 Totals 1,302 646 1,967 1,838 2,517 2,254
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were refused a loan or a grant from the social fund in each of the social security offices in South Down because the budget was overspent, in each of the years since 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991.
§ Mr. HanleySocial fund budgets are allocated for the full year and managers must aim to ensure that they are
Applications refused on grounds of insufficient priority Social Security Office 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Loans CCGs Ballynahinch 3 3 42 55 7 1 Banbridge 45 28 52 150 60 23 Downpatrick 180 10 140 82 118 8 Kilkeel 4 2 18 28 18 3 Newcastle 17 2 46 72 59 3 Newry — 1 29 121 196 78 Totals 249 46 327 508 458 116