§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the real level of expenditure on social fund loans and grants in 1988–89 and 1989–90 relative to expenditure on single payments in 1987–88 in Finsbury Park Department of Social Security office, taking into account the repayment of loans by claimants to the Department of Social Security.
§ Mr. ScottThe table shows the comparative expenditure for the Finsbury Park Department of Social Security office as reckoned by the gross domestic product deflator.
Expenditure (in £000s) 1987–88 Single Payments 769 1988–89 Social Fund Gross 474 Net 375 1989–90 Social Fund Gross 624 Net 389