Select Committee on Social Security Minutes of Evidence


Annex F

BUDGETING LOANS AWARDS BY FAMILY SIZE 1999-2000 AWARDS BY FAMILY SIZE

(INCLUDING COMPARISON WITH 1998-99)
Family SizeNumber of
Awards
(000s)
Expenditure
£m
Average
Award
£
% of Awards % of Expenditure
1999-20001999-2000 1999-20001998-99 1999-20001998-99 1999-2000
Single person33599.9 29829.534.1 27.426.7
Couple4616.9 3675.24.7 5.54.5
Single person with one child197 79.440321.0 20.121.721.2
Couple with one child31 13.64393.2 3.23.53.6
Single person with two children158 67.742817.6 16.117.718.1
Couple with two children32 14.74593.3 3.33.53.9
Single person with more than two children 13962.2447 15.814.216.2 16.6
Couple with more than two children43 20.24704.5 4.44.75.4

Notes:

  1.  This table does not include 1999-2000 awards made under the old budgeting scheme or awards and expenditure on review.

  2.  Figures and percentages may not sum due to rounding.

  3.  Obtained from extracts from the Social Fund Computer System. Data is not available for earlier years.


 
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