Social Fund: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid out in crisis loans (a) in total and (b) by each London Jobcentre in each year since 2005. (240701)

Crisis loan gross expenditure in Great Britain since 2005 is shown in the following table.

*Crisis loan gross expenditure in Great Britain*
	£ million
2005-06	86.4
2006-07	97.9
2007-08	121.2
Note: Figures include gross expenditure made after review. Source: Annual reports by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Fund.

Information on how much was paid out in crisis loans by each London Jobcentre since 2005 is not available.

Volume 485: debated on Monday 15 December 2008