§ Mr. ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Social Fund loan awards were(a) partially and (b) wholly changed to community care grants as a result of first-tier reviews each year since 1993–94. [30971]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
Number of applications for first tier review which have resulted in a loan being changed, either in part or in full, to a grant £ Year Number 1994–95 12,507 1995–96 15,089 1996–97 13,937 1997–98 (to end of January) 11,173 Notes:
1. It is not possible to differentiate between loan awards which, on review, have been changed either in part or in full to a grant.
2. The number of applications for first tier review which have resulted in a loan being changed, either in part or in full, to a grant represents, on average, 3 per cent. of all applications for first tier review.