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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

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

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
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk