§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the social fund budget for his Department's offices within the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last three years; and what was the amount of loans made in each of those years.
§ Mr. ScottThe administration of the social fund is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 May 1994:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about Social Fund budgets for offices within the London Borough of Wandsworth.Statistical information is recorded by Benefits Agency District, the boundaries of which are not necessarily the same as Borough or constituency boundaries. I have, therefore, provided information for the South West Thames District which deals with the Borough of Wandsworth in addition to other Boroughs.Details of Social Fund budget allocations (grants and loans), and loan expenditure for the South West Thames District for the years 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 are shown in the table at Annex A.I hope you find this reply helpful.
Annex A Social Fund budgets and loan expenditure for the south west thames
district for each of the last three financial years
Grant allocation £ Loan allocation £ Loan expenditure £ 1991–92 819,740 1,877,056 1,877,055 1992–93 998,614 2,239,296 2,239,298 1993–94 1,046,985 2,551,123 2,551,120