§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the cost of crisis loans has been in(a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the UK in each year since 1997;[119119]
(2) what the average value of a crisis loan has been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the UK in each year since 1997; [119121]
(3) how many crisis loans the Department has awarded in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [119124]
§ Mr. PondThe information is not available by constituency, local authority or metropolitan authority areas. The available information, for the Gateshead and South Tyneside Jobcentre Plus (previously Social Security) district and Great Britain is in the tables.
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Crisis Loan Awards, Expenditure and Average Awards in the Gateshead and South Tyneside District Year No. of initial Awards Expenditure on Initial Awards (£) Average Value of Initial Awards (£) 1997–98 8,200 420,000 51 1998–99 10,100 490,000 49 1999–2000 12,500 660,000 53 2000–01 13,200 780,000 59 2001–02 12,800 990,000 77 2002–03 14,700 1,200,000 82
Crisis Loan Awards, Expenditure and Average Awards in Great Britain Year No. of initial Awards Expenditure on Initial Awards (£) Average Value of Initial Awards (£) 1997–98 802,900 51,560,000 64 1998–99 866,000 55,850,000 64 1999–2000 938,700 58,250,000 62 2000–01 930,200 61,040,000 66 2001–02 991,200 70,610,000 71 2002–03 1,064,200 80,080,000 75 Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.
This source is slightly unreliable for the number of Crisis Loan awards for 1999–2000, so the figure for Great Britain has been taken from a scan of the Social Fund Computer System while that for Gateshead and South Tyneside has been estimated.
Notes:
1. Figures are for initial awards only and do not include awards following review.
2. Numbers of awards are rounded to the nearest £100.
3. Expenditure is rounded to the nearest £10,000.
4. Average award size is rounded to the nearest £1.
5. Social security in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.