§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money has been allocated in care grants in each year since 1999(a)in total for England and (b)broken down by local authority. [157370]
§ Mr. PondThe available information for England is in the table.
Community Care Grant budget and expenditure for England since 1999 £ Initial budget Contingency Reserve allocation Total allocation Expenditure 1999–2000 77.14 0.34 77.48 77.38 2000–01 78.71 0.26 78.97 78.87 2001–02 80.95 0.21 81.15 80.62 2002–03 84.91 0.81 85.72 85.02 2003–04 92.72 0.36 93.08 – Notes: 1. All figures are given in millions. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £0.01 million. 3. Figures may not sum due to rounding. 4. The Contingency Reserve allocation for 2003–04 is the allocation so far this year. Source: DWP figures; Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information System The information is not available at local authority level.
Initial budgets and contingency reserve allocations are set at Social Fund/Jobcentre Plus district level. Information regarding all district initial budgets and contingency reserve allocations are available in the Library; this includes information regarding the impact of boundary changes made in 2002–03.