§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what statistical information he has as to the reasons given to applicants by social fund officers at the local office in Durham City for the nil awards in respect of an application for community care grants.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table provides the statistical information available for the 1988–89 year.
Unsuccessful applications for community care grants by reason for refusal at Durham ILO April May June July August September October November December January February March Total Savings over £500 meet the full cost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Not in receipt of IS and unlikely to qualify 0 0 1 3 5 1 4 2 0 1 4 1 22 Item(s) excluded by Direction 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 1 16 Applicant excluded by Direction 0 0 0 12 17 21 14 13 7 3 6 0 93 Applied for less than £30 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 Adjusted amount less than £30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Previous application and decision for the item 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 10 Help available from another source 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 19 Priority too low to meet from the budget 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 15 Alternative available to the whole application 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 16 Others not covered above 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 13 6 34 Total 0 7 11 25 30 33 20 16 21 23 34 12 232