§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what further adjustments he will make to the discretionary social fund budget in the current financial year.
§ Mr. MossThe Northern Ireland social fund discretionary budget for 1994–95 will be increased as a result of continuing better than expected loan recoveries by the Social Security Agency and adjustments will he made to take account of pressures and easements in the budgets of a number of the agency's 11 districts.
201WThe overall budget for loans will be increased by £230,000 while the budget for grants will be increased by £20,000, increasing the original allocations to£20,693,600 and £9,756,400 respectively. There will also be a small internal adjustment to the grants budgets for
Social fund budget 1994–95: proposed revised allocations Loans Grants District Current allocation Additional February 1995 Revised total Current allocation Reduction Additional February 1995 Revised total Belfast North 1,943,032 25,000 1,968,032 959,544 — — 959,544 Belfast south And Down 1,813,183 — 1,813,183 813,294 — — 813,294 Belfast west 2,349,324 90,000 2,439,324 957,128 — — 957,128 Central 1,874,063 55,000 1,929,063 920,545 — 20,000 940,545 East 1,551,236 — 1,551,236 790,586 — — 790,586 Laganbann 1,656,630 — 1,656,630 974,053 — — 974,053 Mourne 1,666,609 — 1,666,609 827,611 — — 827,611 North east 1,681,632 — 1,681,632 795,930 30,000 — 765,930 North west 2,379,068 30,000 2,409,068 925,935 — — 925,935 South east Antrim 1,735,170 30,000 1,765,170 805,300 — — 805,300 West 1,813,653 — 1,813,653 966,474 — 30,000 996,474 Total 20,463,600 230,000 20,693,600 9,736,400 30,000 50,000 9,756,400