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Thousand Budgeting loans Crisis loans Total 1999-2000 933 792 1,725 2000-01 1,094 826 1,919 2001-02 1,164 823 1,987 2002-03 1,173 795 1,967 2003-04 1,194 821 2,015 2004-05 1,192 874 2,066 2005-06 1,140 893 2,033 Notes: 1. The table gives the number of loans where full payment was completed in the given year, although the loan may have been taken out in an earlier year. 2 Figures may not sum due to rounding. Source: Analysis of age-of-debt scans (loans recorded on the Social Fund computer system)
£ million Budgeting loans Crisis loans Total 1997 291 78 369 1998 319 80 399 1999 355 87 442 2000 377 95 472 2001 391 105 496 2002 414 122 537 2003 416 145 561 2004 434 164 598 2005 452 178 630 2006 492 192 684 Notes: 1. The majority of outstanding Social Fund debt is owed by debtors who are repaying their debt. 2. Figures may not sum due to rounding. 3. If a Social Fund loan has not yet been repaid in full, it may still be repaid in full at a later date. If a debtor is in receipt of benefit, a Social Fund loan is normally repaid by automatic deductions from that benefit. If a debtor leaves benefit, the Social Fund loan is normally transferred to DWP Debt Management to pursue recovery. Social Fund loans are rarely written off. 4. The final gross loans budget has usually increased from year to year. Source: Social Fund White Paper Accounts
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£ Budgeting loan Crisis loan Community care grant 1995-96 253 64 275 1996-97 289 64 307 1997-98 319 64 327 1998-99 350 64 343 1999-2000 381 62 343 2000-01 375 66 338 2001-02 375 71 338 2002-03 366 75 342 2003-04 384 77 364 2004-05 405 78 390 2005-06 423 81 406 Note: Figures do not include awards made after review. Source: DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System (except that the numbers of initial awards for 1999-2000 are taken from a scan of the social fund computer system, as data are unavailable from the usual source).
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Thousand 1988-89 884 1989-90 1,029 1990-91 1,100 1991-92 1,303 1992-93 1,472 1993-94 1,553 1994-95 1,619 1995-96 1,753 1996-97 1,688 1997-98 1,719 1998-99 1,801 1999-2000 1,956 2000-01 2,075 2001-02 2,231 2002-03 2,315 2003-04 2,309 2004-05 2,200 2005-06 2,233 Note: Figures do not include awards made after review. Source: Secretary of State’s annual reports on the Social Fund.
The number of initial budgeting loan and crisis loan awards for a particular year are included in the Secretary of State’s annual report on the Social Fund. The most recent for 2005-06 can be seen on the DWP website at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2006/annual-report-social-fund.pdf
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Total (Thousand) 1996-97 1,748 1997-98 1,759 1998-99 1,699 1999-2000 1,469 2000-01 1,295 2001-02 1,193 2002-03 1,206 2003-04 1,183 2004-05 1,109 2005-06 1,112 Note: The total includes refusals for maternity payment, sure start maternity grant, funeral payment, community care grant, budgeting loan and crisis loan. Source: Secretary of State’s annual reports on the Social Fund.
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