§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will state the position of a claimant paying off a social fund loan at the rate of 5 per cent., 10 per cent., or 15 per cent. of income support in respect of an unpaid community charge.
§ Mr. ScottSocial fund loans are not available for community charge debts which may be recovered from income support at a rate of £1.85 per week for a single person and £2.90 for a couple from April 1990. This action may be taken only after a court order has been obtained by a local authority.
Where repayments of social fund loans are being made from income support when this action is taken, officials are able to reconsider the rate of repayment of the social fund loan.