§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much the Peckham Department of Social Security offices were given from the social fund(a) in 1988–89 and (b) in 1989–90; whether this has increased in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe details of the social fund allocations are as follows:
1988–89 1989–90 Loans Grants Loans Grants £ £ £ £ Camberwell AO 442,473 186,487 409,866 175,936 Kennington Park ILO 377,078 158,672 369,213 153,717 Peckham ILO 343,582 145,406 329,774 145,861 A note explaining the basis on which the social fund allocations for 1989–90 were calculated is in the Library.
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Period Claims received Unsuccessful claims Unsuccessful claims as a percentage of claims received November 1988 311,715 66,070 21.2 December 1988 236,160 46,394 19.6 January 1989 324,572 63,699 19.6 February 1989 278,970 58,365 20.9 March 1989 271,121 58,043 21.4