Written question asked by Emma Lewell (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 January 2025 (named day). It was answered by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Monday, 6 January 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Budgeting Loans
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on Budgeting Loans (a) overall and (b) in each category in the 2023-24 financial year.
- Answer
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The total spent on Budgeting Loan awards in the 2023/24 financial year was £260.6 million.
A category breakdown for budgeting loans will be published in due course in the 2023/24 Social Fund annual report. This will include the breakdowns by regions, claimant group, family composition and reason for refusal by application group.
Please see for more information the 2023/24 Social Fund Annual Accounts- Social Fund Account 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK
And previous Social Fund Annual reports- Social Fund accounts and reports - GOV.UK
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 20624
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Budgeting loans
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2025-09-05 19:19:30 +0100
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