HC Deb 22 January 1974 vol 867 c248W
24. Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many families with severely handicapped children have been helped by the Family Fund ; and what has been the total amount of grant paid.

Sir K. Joseph

I am advised that by the end of 1973 grants totalling £286,363 had been paid to 1,918 families and interest-free loans totalling £50,908 to 10 families.