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Written question asked by William Bain (Labour) on Monday, 6 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 September 2010. It was answered by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 4 October 2010 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Family Fund: Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what grants have been provided by his Department to the Family Fund in each of the last four financial years.
Answer

The Family Fund Trust (FFT) (England) provides grants to families with severely disabled children or young people under 18. Families are eligible to apply for grants if they have an annual income of less than £25,000 before tax. Over the last four years the FFT has received the following in grant funding from the Department:

Funding £ (million)
2006/07 22.8
2007/08 22.8
2008/09 24.4
2009/10 26.0

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14380; 515 c1286-7W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Finance Family Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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