§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total expenditure of the social fund for each of the past five financial years; and what the administrative costs were and what proportion they were of expenditure. [40284]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table.
As the social fund's business involves both paying money out and recovering the amounts awarded as loans, the most appropriate measure of the cost of operating the 770W fund is a comparison between administration costs and gross expenditure plus recoveries. This information is therefore also given in the table.
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Year Gross benefit expenditure £ million Administration costs £ million Administration costs as a percentage of gross benefit expenditure Administration costs as a percentage of gross benefit expenditure plus recoveries 1990–91 280 132 347 332.5 1991–92 361 163 345 332 1992–93 402 1208 52 35
Year Gross benefit expenditure £ million Administration costs £ million Administration costs as a percentage of gross benefit expenditure Administration costs as a percentage of gross benefit expenditure plus recoveries 1993–94 442 2270 61 41 1994–95 451 209 46 30.5 1. Includes one off IT development and capital costs of £17 million. 2. Includes one off IT development and capital costs of £45 million. 3. Figures differ slightly from those previously published which did not include any cold weather payments. 4. 1994–95 is the most recent year for which estimated actual administration costs are available.