HC Deb 02 June 1992 vol 208 cc480-1W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the gross and net social fund budget in each year since 1988–89 in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms in 1992–93 prices, broken down into (i) budgeting loans, (ii) crisis loans and (iii) community care grants.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is in the table. Gross expenditure has risen in real terms since 1988–89. Direct comparisons between net expenditure in 1988–89

Social fund expenditure since 1988–89
£ million
1988–89 Outturn 1989–90 Outturn 1990–91 Outturn 1991–92 Provisional Outturn
Crisis loans (gross) 17 22 28 37
Budgeting loans (gross) 108 119 128 160
Crisis loans (net) 9 8 9 11
Budgeting loans (net) 68 25 22 38
Community care grants 41 60 67 79
Regulated payments (gross) 35 39 58 62
Regulated payments (net) 34 38 57 61
Total gross expenditure 201 240 281 338
Total gross expenditure 1992–93 prices1 259 290 313 353
1 Real terms figures have been calculated using the current GDP deflator and may alter.