The available information is in the following tables.
Refusal reason Number of initial refusals Initial refusals as percentage of initial decisions Outstanding debt 96,300 11.1 Not on IS/JSA(IB)/PC 40,600 4.7 Not in receipt of qualifying benefit for 26 weeks 65,400 7.5 Other 3,900 0.4 Total 206,100 23.7
Refusal reason Number of initial refusals Initial refusals as percentage of initial decisions No serious risk to health and safety 247,400 21.8 Help available from another source 1,100 0.1 Excluded items 13,100 1.2 Inability to repay 7,400 0.6 Previous application and decision 33,100 2.9 JSA sanction or disallowance 5,800 0.5 Other 5,200 0.5 Total 313,100 27.5
Community care grants, Great Britain, 1 April 2007 to 31 October 2007Refusal reasonNumber of initial refusalsInitial refusals as percentage of initial decisionsSavings sufficient to meet cost3000.1Not in receipt of IS/JSA(IB)/PC and unlikely to be27,4008.5Excluded items9,8003.0Amount is less than £30, not travelling expenses2000.1Direction 4 not satisfied106,70033.1Previous application and decision9,0002.8Insufficient priority19,3006.0Other2,2000.7Total174,80054.2 Key:IS =income supportJSA(IB) = jobseeker's allowance (income-based)PC = pension creditNotes1. An application may be refused for more than one reason. These tables are based on primary refusal reasons.2. Numbers of initial refusals have been rounded to the nearest 100. Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place and have been calculated from unrounded numbers. Totals may not sum due to rounding.Source: DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.