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Mr. Shaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Social Fund loan awards were (a) partially and (b) wholly changed to community care grants as a result of first-tier reviews each year since 1993–94. [30971]
Mr. Denham
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
| Number of applications for first tier review which have resulted in a loan being changed, either in part or in full, to a grant | |
| £ | |
| Year | Number |
| 1994–95 | 12,507 |
| 1995–96 | 15,089 |
| 1996–97 | 13,937 |
| 1997–98 (to end of January) | 11,173 |
Notes:
1. It is not possible to differentiate between loan awards which, on review, have been changed either in part or in full to a grant.
2. The number of applications for first tier review which have resulted in a loan being changed, either in part or in full, to a grant represents, on average, 3 per cent. of all applications for first tier review.