HC Deb 05 July 1989 vol 156 cc201-5W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if, pursuant to his answers to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East of 25 May,Official Report, column 683, and 12 June, Official Report, columns 282–83, he will list the percentages of (a) budgeting loans and (b) community care grants which were awarded to each of the

Budgeting loans and community care grants for west Midlands county area percentage by client group 1988–89
Per cent.
(00) (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)1
Birmingham (Bradford St)
Budgeting Loans 0.00 0.52 0.94 5.22 0.52 3.66 4.60 41.00 1.46 2.51 15.46 18.29 0.84 4.28 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 3.43 4.00 16.00 1.14 6.29 10.86 25.14 1.71 1.14 5.14 12.57 1.71 10.29 0.00 0.57
Birmingham (Edgbaston)
Budgeting Loans 0.47 0.66 0.47 4.28 0.33 2.44 3.01 45.04 0.24 1.69 12.60 24.21 0.47 4.04 0.04 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.19 4.46 3.29 10.66 0.58 1.55 7.17 23.26 0.19 1.94 4.07 33.72 0.97 6.59 0.00 1.36
Birmingham (Erdington)
Budgeting Loans 0.43 0.28 0.24 3.79 0.09 2.18 1.52 43.34 0.81 2.46 12.46 27.85 0.76 3.79 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.15 3.90 3.15 18.17 0.45 2.85 5.56 26.43 0.30 1.35 7.66 21.77 1.50 5.41 0.00 1.35
Birmingham (Handsworth)
Budgeting Loans 0.21 0.46 0.21 3.42 0.25 2.25 2.71 46.77 0.92 3.50 8.17 27.01 0.50 3.63 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 3.20 1.71 15.14 0.85 1.71 11.51 21.96 0.43 2.13 5.33 24.52 2.56 8.74 0.00 0.21
Birmingham (Ladywood)
Budgeting Loans 0.00 0.17 0.34 5.16 0.11 1.76 4.03 44.41 0.79 2.84 12.76 23.60 0.74 3.29 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.17 4.74 3.38 15.06 1.18 1.52 7.78 21.83 0.68 0.51 5.92 25.89 1.18 9.48 0.00 1.02
Birmingham (Northfield)
Budgeting Loans 0.45 0.35 015 2.60 0.15 3.00 2.50 42.54 0.65 1.50 16.72 26.06 0.30 3.05 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 10.22 2.16 28.49 1.01 1.29 9.64 20.29 0.43 0.43 6.19 12.81 0.72 3.74 0.00 2.59
Birmingham (Perry Barr)
Budgeting Loans 0.30 0.00 0.30 3.65 0.30 2.74 2.66 48.02 1.44 3.50 19.98 14.21 0.91 1.98 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.82 4.89 4.35 26.63 0.27 3.26 12.50 17.39 0.00 1.63 6.52 11.14 3.26 6.52 0.00 0.82

However, taking the average council house rent and rates in England and Wales for people with no dependent children, additional income-related benefit for people whose only income is the basic state retirement pension, is set out in the tables.

15 client groups defined by his Department for each of the 21 offices serving the West Midlands county area for the financial year 1988–89.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

[holding answer 26 June 1989]: The information requested in set out in the table for 23 offices in the West Midlands county area (excluding Coventry). The relevant information for the Coventry offices is given in my reply to the hon. Member on 15 June at columns 531–32.

(00) (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)1
Birmingham (Ravenhurst)
Budgeting Loans 0.11 0.11 0.34 5.67 0.23 2.95 5.22 36.96 0.91 3.85 10.09 26.98 1.13 5.44 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.35 3.85 3.50 12.94 0.70 1.40 8.74 22.73 1.05 0.70 5.24 19.58 3.15 14.34 0.00 1.75
Birmingham (South Yardley)
Budgeting Loans 0.28 0.68 0.40 3.86 0.40 2.50 2.21 49.72 0.68 1.93 20.77 13.45 0.68 2.44 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.27 8.75 4.91 22.41 1.72 3.32 12.07 24.01 0.13 0.93 7.16 7.96 1 99 3.45 0.00 0.93
Birmingham (Sparkhill)
Budgeting Loans 0.80 0.32 0.96 5.57 0.16 2.55 5.25 44.43 0.96 2.39 14.01 16.88 1.11 4.62 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.43 4.27 5.13 11.54 0.85 3.42 8.12 26.92 0.43 0.85 9.83 1.41 3.42 8.97 0.00 1.17
Birmingham (Washwood Heath)
Budgeting Loans 0.54 0.42 006 3.27 0.12 2.50 2.26 48.22 0.48 2.62 18.31 16.94 1.07 3.21 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.21 6.18 4.05 22.60 0.21 1.92 11.51 19.40 0.43 2.35 8.32 14.50 1.71 5.97 0.00 0.64
Cannock
Budgeting Loans 0.99 0.14 0.99 3.67 0.28 2.96 2.68 39.63 1.55 4.51 26.52 13.40 1.41 1.27 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.56 0.56 6.70 11.17 0.56 3.91 3.91 30.73 1.68 1.68 17.32 11.73 4.47 4.47 0.00 0.56
Dudley North
Budgeting Loans 0.22 0.22 0.39 5.07 0.33 2.04 2.65 36.55 1.27 2.43 24.37 19.74 1.54 3.20 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 1.85 2.15 12.31 0.00 1.85 6.77 22.15 0 31 0.62 12.62 30.15 4.00 4.31 0.00 0.92
Dudley South
Budgeting Loans 0.16 0.33 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.15 1.98 39.87 0.99 3.62 24.22 18.45 0.99 3.79 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 5.11 2.84 22.73 0.57 0.00 2.27 22.16 0.00 1.14 5.68 28.41 2.84 5.68 0.00 0.57
Lichfield
Budgeting Loans 0.00 0.00 0.46 2.87 0.69 1.83 1.83 45.64 1.26 1.95 25.80 14.68 0.46 2.52 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.39 3.53 4.31 18.04 1.57 3.53 8.63 23.14 0.78 3.53 14.12 10.59 3.53 3.92 0.00 0.39
Nuneaton
Budgeting Loans 0.30 0.10 0.81 3.25 0.51 3.05 2.84 51.07 0.61 1.42 17.36 14.62 0.91 3.15 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.93 2.80 2.80 14.02 0.47 3.27 11.68 19 63 0.93 2.80 14.02 16.36 3.74 5.14 0.00 1.40
Redditch
Budgeting Loans 0.18 0.53 0.53 5.35 1.07 4.63 1.07 52.41 0.71 3.03 17.29 11.59 0.36 1 25 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.30 16.91 4.75 46.88 0.89 1.78 5.64 9.79 0.89 0.59 4.15 4.45 0.30 2.67 0.00 0.59
Smethwick
Budgeting Loans 0.57 0.63 0.00 3.54 0.06 2.22 1.71 47.09 0.89 1.96 18.61 20.06 0.32 2.34 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.54 7.24 6.70 15.55 0.27 1.07 8.04 24.93 1.34 2.14 5.90 21.18 0.54 3.22 0.00 1.34
Walsall East
Budgeting Loans 0.36 0.44 0.98 3.29 0.18 3.20 2.49 37.24 0.53 2.93 29.96 14.22 1.16 3.02 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 7.22 5.56 23.61 0.56 5.28 13.06 15.56 0.28 0.83 9.17 8.89 2.22 6.39 0.00 1.39
Walsall West
Budgeting Loans 0.41 0.21 0.96 5.08 0.41 2.54 3.85 41.28 1.37 2.75 20.88 16.07 0.96 3.23 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.23 5.96 5.05 12.61 0.69 5.28 8.03 34.40 0.69 1.83 8.72 12.16 1 61 1.61 0.00 1.15
West Bromwich
Budgeting Loans 0.24 0.00 0.12 3.80 0.24 1.31 1.31 38.52 1.66 2.73 28.43 18.04 1.13 2.49 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 9.70 8 02 33.89 1.03 4.66 12.55 8.67 0.52 3.36 4.53 6.60 1.68 4.01 0.00 0.78
Wolverhampton North
Budgeting Loans 0.12 0.47 0.39 2.87 0.27 2.37 1.98 44.41 0.78 3.07 22.59 18.01 0.50 2.17 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 0.00 4.78 3.19 15.47 0.64 2.55 11.16 25.84 0.32 1.28 5.58 21.05 2.23 5.74 0.00 0.16
Wolverhampton South
Budgeting Loans 0.11 0.63 0.63 5.43 0.11 1.95 1.95 38.83 0.84 3.90 18.81 22.76 0.79 3.27 0.00 n/a
Community Care Grants 1.13 2.48 2.26 12.42 0.23 3.84 8.13 29.57 0.45 1.58 7.90 16.93 4.74 8.35 0.00 0.00
1 Key to client groups

Code Meaning
00 unallocated or unidentified
01 over 80—with income support higher pensioner premium
02 aged 60–79—disabled with higher pensioner premium
03 aged 60–79—with ordinary pensioner premium, or over 60 without pensioner premium
04 lone parent with income support disability premium
05 family with disability premium
06 other with disability premium
07 lone parent without disability premium
08 signs at UBO quarterly with income support family premium
09 signs at UBO quarterly without family premium
10 signing unemployed or with training allowance with family premium
11 signing unemployed or with training allowance without family premium

12 others with family premium
13 others without family premium
14 involved in trade dispute
15 applicant not in receipt of income support—not applicable for budgeting loans