§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if, further to his reply on 4 May,Official Report, column 220, he will categorise the reasons for the remaining social fund loan refusals and community care grant refusals for the year 11 April 1988 to 31 March 1989.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe latest provisional estimates of all reasons for refusal for the period 11 April 1988 to 31 March are set out as follows:
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Loans Grants Number of times reason given As a percentage of all refusals Number of times reason given As a percentage of all refusals Amount < £30 (not traveling expenses) 11,952 3.3 3,707 2.5 Total debt of £1,000 198 0.1 n.a. n.a. Previous application and SFO decision for this item 14,639 4.0 5,071 3.5 No serious damage or risk to health or safety 24,266 6.6 0 0.0 Inability to repay 14,971 41 0 0.0 Help available from another source 8,281 2.3 2,136 1.5 Insufficient SF funds, priority too low 84,027 22.9 13,419 9.2 Other agencies not providing back-up n.a. n.a. 85 0.1 Suitable alternative available 3,978 1.1 1,177 0.8 Loan refused—CCG awarded 14,725 4.0 n.a. n.a. Other 25,113 6.8 82,400 56.5 Total 100.7 102.5 Note: Percentages add to more than 100 because an individual application may be refused for more than one reason.