Community care Budgeting Loans Crisis loans Income Support caseload1 (000's) (000's) (000's) (000's ) 1988–89 315 933 501 May 4,350 August 4,420 November 4,260 November 4,260 February 4,350 1989–90 (April-December) 375 840 464 May 4,160 August 4,310 November 4,352 1 As derived from the Quarterly Statistical Enquiry and rounded to the nearest 10,000.

Budgeting Loans Crisis loans per cent.

Community care grants Budgeting Loans Crisis loans No serious risk or damage to health or safety n/a n/a 24,430 Inability to repay n/a 11,730 3,290 Help available from another source 2,140 2,460 5,890 Insufficient priority 13,450 83,430 810 Other agencies not providing back up 90 n/a n/a Suitable alternative available 1,180 2,140 1,860 Loan refused—CCG awarded n/a 14,580 150 Other 83,220 18,770 6,590 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Community care grants Budgeting Loans Crisis loans 1988–89 9,610 29,370 1,620 1989–90 11,850 24,820 1,280 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Budgeting Loan Crisis loan Number of awards 702,751 621,048 Total amount awarded £190,294,974 £41,161,827 Average payment £270.

Mr. Roger Evans: The information is set out in the tables: April 1996–January 1997 Budgeting Loans Crisis loans Number of awards 767,000 644,000 Total amount awarded £231 million £43 million Average payment1 £301 £66 Average length of repayment for loan repaid during this period 22.

Loans Crisis

Indeed, my hon. Friendthe Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) demolished the Government handling of the Loans Crisis in such a forensic manner that no more needs to be said on the subject.