Written question asked by Simon Coombs (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Roger Evans (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: Statement on the gross budget will be set for the Discretionary Social Fund in 1997-98. - Figures given. Details of individual district budgets allocations are in the Library as Dep/3 4864.

Answer: Mr. Simon Coombs: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what gross budget will be set for the discretionary social fund in 1997-98. [21652] Mr. Roger Evans: The social fund gross discretionary budget for 1997-98 will be £467.5 million. Some £97 million will be allocated to community care grants, £370 million to loans and the remaining £0.5 million will be set aside as a contingency reserve. The new allocations represents an increase of £27 million over the total gross budget for 1996-97. Details of individual district budgets allocations are in the Library.

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