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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department policies of (a) the March 2019 The Children’s Society report entitled Nowhere to turn and (B) the finding that since the devolution of crisis support in 2013,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department policies of (a) the March 2019 The Children’s Society report entitled Nowhere to turn and (B) the finding that since the devolution of crisis support in 2013,...
Local welfare provision was devolved to local authorities as the Government believes that they’re best place to understand local priorities.
The Government has made over £200 billion available to councils over this spending review to spend on local services including local welfare provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many crisis loans were awarded in 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many crisis loans were awarded in 2017.
No Crisis Loans were awarded in 2017.
Crisis Loans were abolished in England, Scotland and Wales from 1st April 2013 and in Northern Ireland from November 27th 2016 as part of Welfare Reform.
What records her Department keeps on the allocation of crisis and budgeting loans.
What records her Department keeps on the allocation of crisis and budgeting loans.
I appreciate the hon. Lady bringing up that really important case. We will take it away and get back to her.
I appreciate the hon. Lady bringing up that really important case. We will take it away and get back to her.
One of the benefits, or non-benefits, that is available is the crisis loan. My constituent, Mr Hayward, has been told by the Minister’s Department that he owes £1,500 in crisis loans taken out 13 years ago. There is just one small problem with that: he did not take out those loans. The Department cannot provide any paperwork to prove that he did so. How can anyone have any faith in anything that happens at the DWP?
One of the benefits, or non-benefits, that is available is the crisis loan. My constituent, Mr Hayward, has been told by the Minister’s Department that he owes £1,500 in crisis loans taken out 13 years ago. There is just one small problem with that: he did not take out those loans. The Department cannot provide any paperwork to prove that he did so. How can anyone have any faith in anything that happens at the DWP?
One of the benefits, or non-benefits, that is available is the crisis loan. My constituent, Mr Hayward, has been told by the Minister’s Department that he owes £1,500 in crisis loans taken out 13 years ago. There is just one small problem with that: he did not take out those loans. The Department cannot provide any paperwork to prove that he did so. How can anyone have any faith in anything that happens at the DWP?
I appreciate the hon. Lady bringing up that really important case. We will take it away and get back to her.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Government has made available in real terms through (a) budgeting loans and (b) crisis loans in each year between 2010/11 and 2016/17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Government has made available in real terms through (a) budgeting loans and (b) crisis loans in each year between 2010/11 and 2016/17.
The amount made available through Budgeting Loans is published in the annual Social Fund Accounts in nominal terms. These figures have been adjusted to real terms in 2016/17 prices and are outlined in the table below.
Year | Budgeting Loan payments - £m (2016/17 prices) |
2010/11 | 495.1 |
2011/12 | 491.4 |
2012/13 | 485.2 |
2013/14 | 434.2 |
2014/15 | 428.2 |
2015/16 | 414.1 |
2016/17 | 411.5 |
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1m.
- Figures are adjusted to real terms using GDP deflators.
The amount made available through Crisis Loans is published in the annual Social Fund Accounts in nominal terms. These figures have been adjusted to real terms in 2016/17 prices and are outlined in the table below.
Year | Crisis Loan payments - £m (2016/17 prices) |
2010/11 | 155.3 |
2011/12 | 153.8 |
2012/13 | 114.1 |
2013/14 | 3.6 |
2014/15 | 0.2 |
2015/16 | 0.1 |
2016/17 | 0.2 |
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1m.
- Figures are adjusted to real terms using GDP deflators.
- Crisis Loans were abolished with effect from 31/3/13. There have been no new Crisis Loan payments since then. The provision of interest free credit through Crisis Loans since their abolition represents a net transfer of customer debt from Northern Ireland where customers have moved between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. DWP manage the recovery of the transferred debt.
Sources:
- Social Fund Accounts, 2010/11 – 2016/17
- GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP November 2017 (Autumn Budget 2017)
The links to the annual Social Fund Account for each of the last seven years are given below.
2010/11:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247280/1307.pdf
2011/12:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246945/0454.pdf
2012/13:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209380/SFWPA_2012-13.pdf
2013/14:
2014/15:
2015/16:
2016/17:
That this House notes with regret that the number of crisis grants applied for in Scotland has increased by 11 per cent and that 14 per cent of applications were made due to delays in benefit payment; further notes that most applications were made to purchase food or pay for heating; condemns systemic failures that have pushed families into crisis and children into poverty; and urges action to build a country for everyone.
That this House notes with regret that the number of crisis grants applied for in Scotland has increased by 11 per cent and that 14 per cent of applications were made due to delays in benefit payment; further notes that most applications were made to purchase food or pay for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference in the number of short-term benefit allowance payments in 2013-14 and the number of crisis loan alignment payments in each of the previous six years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference in the number of short-term benefit allowance payments in 2013-14 and the number of crisis loan alignment payments in each of the previous six years.
It is not possible to compare the number of Short Term Benefit Advance (STBA) payments with the number of Crisis Loan alignment payments as there are a number of key differences in the respective rules and processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average loan award made for the purpose of paying rent in advance was in the last year of operation of crisis loans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average loan award made for the purpose of paying rent in advance was in the last year of operation of crisis loans.
Crisis loans may have been awarded for more than one purpose (for example rent in advance and living expenses). The Department does not hold the data to accurately calculate the average award made solely for the purpose of rent in advance.
What representations he has received from local authorities on the local administration of the Crisis Loan and Community Care Grant elements of the Discretionary Social Fund.
What representations he has received from local authorities on the local administration of the Crisis Loan and Community Care Grant elements of the Discretionary Social Fund.
Crisis loans and community care grants were abolished in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 because they were failing to help those most in need. The Department for Work and Pensions has passed the funding to councils to help provide assistance for vulnerable people in their area, and they have held numerous discussions about this.
Crisis loans and community care grants were abolished in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 because they were failing to help those most in need. The Department for Work and Pensions has passed the funding to councils to help provide assistance for vulnerable people in their area, and they have held numerous discussions about this.
Crisis loans and community care grants were abolished in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 because they were failing to help those most in need. The Department for Work and Pensions has passed the funding to councils to help provide assistance for vulnerable people in their area, and they have held numerous discussions about this.
What representations he has received from local authorities on the local administration of the Crisis Loan and Community Care Grant elements of the Discretionary Social Fund.
Manchester city council has stated that the removal of local welfare allowance funding by the Government in 2015-16 will disproportionately impact on the most deprived. It will also break the new burdens principle for local authorities. What advice would the Minister give to struggling families who rely on this vital lifeline?
Manchester city council has stated that the removal of local welfare allowance funding by the Government in 2015-16 will disproportionately impact on the most deprived. It will also break the new burdens principle for local authorities. What advice would the Minister give to struggling families who rely on this vital lifeline?
Some local authorities are in fact underspending this year. Centrepoint’s research, which is often referred to, shows that many authorities are spending less than half their allocations. The research does not say that anyone has suffered at any time as a result of the current situation.
Some local authorities are in fact underspending this year. Centrepoint’s research, which is often referred to, shows that many authorities are spending less than half their allocations. The research does not say that anyone has suffered at any time as a result of the current situation.
Some local authorities are in fact underspending this year. Centrepoint’s research, which is often referred to, shows that many authorities are spending less than half their allocations. The research does not say that anyone has suffered at any time as a result of the current situation.
Manchester city council has stated that the removal of local welfare allowance funding by the Government in 2015-16 will disproportionately impact on the most deprived. It will also break the new burdens principle for local authorities. What advice would the Minister give to struggling families who rely on this vital lifeline?
The Minister rightly points out that many councils are underspending, but I am sure he is aware that in councils such as Blackpool, this measure has driven efficiency and innovation in the provision of services to the most vulnerable. Deleting this line from the local government settlement risks ending that innovation and harming the most vulnerable in my constituency. May I ask him to think again about this change, please?
The Minister rightly points out that many councils are underspending, but I am sure he is aware that in councils such as Blackpool, this measure has driven efficiency and innovation in the provision of services to the most vulnerable. Deleting this line from the local government settlement risks ending that innovation and harming the most vulnerable in my constituency. May I ask him to think again about this change, please?
My hon. Friend makes a good point about how councils are working efficiently to look at new ways of delivering. In doing that, they are transforming services to ensure that the most vulnerable are the most protected, through the wide range of support that is available through local authorities.
My hon. Friend makes a good point about how councils are working efficiently to look at new ways of delivering. In doing that, they are transforming services to ensure that the most vulnerable are the most protected, through the wide range of support that is available through local authorities.
My hon. Friend makes a good point about how councils are working efficiently to look at new ways of delivering. In doing that, they are transforming services to ensure that the most vulnerable are the most protected, through the wide range of support that is available through local authorities.
The Minister rightly points out that many councils are underspending, but I am sure he is aware that in councils such as Blackpool, this measure has driven efficiency and innovation in the provision of services to the most vulnerable. Deleting this line from the local government settlement risks ending that innovation and harming the most vulnerable in my constituency. May I ask him to think again about this change, please?
Trafford Council’s “Trafford Assist” programme has been very successful in bringing together sources of support and sources of advice, but the council is worried about how it will be able to sustain the service when the funding closes at the end of the year. Will the Minister have urgent conversations with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that the two Departments between them can make sure that this lifeline funding will continue?
Trafford Council’s “Trafford Assist” programme has been very successful in bringing together sources of support and sources of advice, but the council is worried about how it will be able to sustain the service when the funding closes at the end of the year. Will the Minister have urgent conversations with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that the two Departments between them can make sure that this lifeline funding will continue?
I have met various local authorities through the consultation on this year’s settlement, and I will met them again next year. The DWP has also spoken to local authorities. We must ensure that we do
not replicate the previous, poorly targeted system. There is a whole range of support out there, and local authorities are doing very well in pulling together that support to ensure that the most vulnerable have the right care for them.
I have met various local authorities through the consultation on this year’s settlement, and I will met them again next year. The DWP has also spoken to local authorities. We must ensure that we do
not replicate the previous, poorly targeted system. There is a whole range of support out there, and local authorities are doing very well in pulling together that support to ensure that the most vulnerable have the right care for them.
I have met various local authorities through the consultation on this year’s settlement, and I will met them again next year. The DWP has also spoken to local authorities. We must ensure that we do
not replicate the previous, poorly targeted system. There is a whole range of support out there, and local authorities are doing very well in pulling together that support to ensure that the most vulnerable have the right care for them.
Trafford Council’s “Trafford Assist” programme has been very successful in bringing together sources of support and sources of advice, but the council is worried about how it will be able to sustain the service when the funding closes at the end of the year. Will the Minister have urgent conversations with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that the two Departments between them can make sure that this lifeline funding will continue?
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of withdrawing crisis loans on homeless people wishing to raise rent in advance to secure housing.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of withdrawing crisis loans on homeless people wishing to raise rent in advance to secure housing.
Crisis loans have been withdrawn, but DWP budgeting loans are still available for rent in advance. There is also a range of support available through local authorities, including discretionary housing payments and local welfare provision, and, as I am sure my hon. Friend knows, there is a rent deposit scheme in his constituency administered by Wycombe district council.