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Mr. McMaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the most up to date figures in relation to Benefits Agency activity in each parliamentary constituency affected by the floods in Strathclyde during December 1994 for(a) the number of claims for community care grants, (b) the numbers accepted and paid as per claim, (c) the value of grants claimed expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (d) value of grants paid expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (e) the numbers of claims for crisis loans, (f) the numbers accepted and paid as per claim, (g) the value of applications claimed expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (h) the numbers of claims for community care grants refused expressed as (i) a total and (ii) a percentage, (i) the number of claims for crisis loans refused expressed as (i) a total and (ii) a percentage, (j)
Community care grant applications made by Strathclyde flood victims as at 12 January 1995 |
District |
Number of applications received |
Number awarded |
Percentage award |
Amount awarded (£) |
Average award (£) |
Number refused |
Percentage refused |
Renfrew |
421 |
400 |
95.0 |
70,340 |
175.85 |
21 |
5.0 |
Glasgow South-west |
14 |
14 |
100.0 |
17,712 |
1,265.14 |
n/a |
n/a |
Glasgow Laurieston |
4 |
4 |
100.0 |
1,978 |
494.50 |
n/a |
n/a |
Glasgow East |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
520 |
520.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
Springburn and Cumbernauld |
4 |
2 |
50.0 |
2,139 |
1,069.50 |
2 |
50.0 |
Totals |
444 |
421 |
— |
92,689 |
— |
21 |
— |
Crisis loan applications made by Strathclyde flood victims as at 12 January 1995 |
District |
Number of applications received |
Number awarded |
Percentage awarded |
Amount awarded (£) |
Average award (£) |
Number refused |
Percentage refused |
Renfrew |
102 |
94 |
92.2 |
10,868.00 |
115.62 |
8 |
7.8 |
Glasgow South west |
2 |
2 |
100.00 |
1,760.00 |
880.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
Glasgow Laurieston |
3 |
3 |
100.00 |
221.24 |
73.75 |
n/a |
n/a |
Glasgow East |
1 |
1 |
100.00 |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
Springburn and Cumbernauld |
1 |
1 |
100.00 |
69.00 |
69.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
Totals |
109 |
101 |
— |
13,918.24 |
— |
8 |
— |