HC Deb 05 February 1990 vol 166 c517W
24. Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he last reviewed the working of the social fund loan scheme.

38. Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he last reviewed the working of the social fund loan scheme.

Mr. Scott

As I said earlier today in reply to the hon. Member for Moray (Mrs. Ewing), we continuously monitor the working of the social fund. Interest-free loans have proved to be an effective way of targeting the available money so as to help the greatest number of people. Indeed, the flexible way in which the social fund operates has enabled us to reallocate some of the money recovered from loans to help those offices coming under pressure.