HC Deb 07 March 1990 vol 168 cc657-9W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what consultations were made with local social security offices in determining the 1990–91 social fund

Social Fund Loans: Details of Amounts Repaid1
Social Security Office Period up to 31 March 1989 Period up to 30 June 1989 Period up to 30 September 1989 Period up to 31 December 1989
Andersonstown 310,217.18 459,780.84 619,360.43 777,718.03
Antrim 138,151.64 208,698.21 283,135.11 367,895.85
Armagh 90,170.00 142,147.66 199,858.96 260,749.62
Ballymena 130,697.32 190,399.54 253,730.61 316,671.94
Ballymoney 83,855.55 126,920.25 174,031.91 222,689.66
Ballynahinch 12,142.99 19,688.78 28,732.49 37,305.14
Banbridge 48,621.24 75,22008 103,324.33 133,504.76
Bangor 62,632.25 97,309.14 133,466.91 169,468.41
Carrickfergus 66,741.15 100,130.57 133,313.75 167,055.30
Coleraine 138,359.05 203,330.74 271,468.91 342,255.78
Cookstown 87,151.99 133,957.42 181,453.82 231,206.61
Corporation Street 293,354.23 473,023.91 666,515.15 871,057.57
Downpatrick 64,412.81 91,743.89 119,061.09 151,830.46
Dungannon 128,599.41 200,102.84 274,385.24 351,787.76
Enniskillen 98,319.58 155,491.13 214,853.62 278,642.47
Falls 284,793.85 417,867.39 559,122.30 712,196.60
Holywood Road 167,158.84 250,541.13 343,994.49 448,407.92
Kilkeel 15,155.75 24,528.68 34,421.69 44,719.40
Knockbreda 103,472.26 150,266.12 196,938.62 247,286.23
Larne 68,863.40 99,895.56 134,230.39 168,584.00
Limavady 64,474.52 93,506.13 122,835.69 154,127.58
Lisburn 210,938.49 299,729.25 398,619.68 498,756.31
Londonderry 357,795.15 589,318.67 836,453.59 1,091,846.02
Lurgan 160,122.26 247,788.58 339,370.42 434,782.91
Magherafelt 81,438.76 128,549.05 182,222.52 241,751.18
Newcastle 26,139.12 40,671.16 53,595.63 69,301.79
Newry 147,094.52 244,663.95 352,667.25 470,703.56
Newtownabbey 113,804.24 167,412.06 224,037.36 284,787.86
Newtownards 66,456.06 95,867.33 125,789.55 157,905.27
Omagh 136,444.36 202,436.16 273,853.07 354,034.82
Portadown 81,972.64 120,370.70 161,601.65 206,677.56

allocation; and what weight was given to factors such as their premium case loads and the operation of their existing budgets;

(2) what information is available to indicate the allocation of the social fund budget to each social security office for 1990–91, indicating the balance between loans and grants, the total income support case load of each and the figures for their respective premium case loads;

(3) what reference was made to relevant health and social services agencies regarding their projections for community care in determining social fund allocations for 1990–91.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 2 March 1990]: The allocations to social security offices for 1990–91 have not yet been determined. They will be announced in due course and a paper containing details of the basis of the allocations will be placed in the Library.

Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate for each social security office the totals allocated for loans in the 1988–89 social fund budget, the total amount paid out, the number of loans given, the numbers refused, and the total amount repaid and the number of recipients who had totally repaid their loans by(a) March 31 1989, (b) June 30 1989, (c) September 30 1989 and (d) December 31 1989.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 2 March 1990]: The number of recipients who have totally repaid their loans is not available, but the total amounts repaid are shown in the table. The remaining information is held in the Library.

Social Security Office Period up to 31 March 1989 Period up to 30 June 1989 Period up to 30 September 1989 Period up to 31 December 1989
Shaftesbury Square 166,087.30 252,539.26 348,355.22 451,992.73
Shankill 140,989.13 199,196.13 259,145.53 320,247.44
Strabane 148,694.34 224,681.56 301,303.20 374,734.59
Total 4,295,321.38 6,527,763.87 8,905,150.18 11,412,683.13
1 The amounts for each period are cumulative.