Social Fund

Mr. Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Benefits Agency district offices received increases in their budgets between I April 1994 and 31 March 1995 for (a) social fund loans and (b) community care grants. [32846]

Mr. Burt
All Benefit Agency districts received increases to their social fund budget allocations for both grants and loans at 1 April 1994. Details of the initial social fund budget allocations and additional allocations by district for the financial year 1994–95 are in the Library.