Select Committee on Social Security Minutes of Evidence

Annex H

CRISIS LOANS

EXPENDITURE BY APPLICATION PURPOSE 1999-2000

Purpose	Amount £m	% of Gross Exp.
Items or services	19.1	31.6
Rent in advance	0.9	1.5
Living expenses (general)	18	29.7
Living expenses (alignment) (2)	22.6	37.3

Notes:

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

  2.  An alignment payment is to cover living expenses up to the first payment of benefit or wages.

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Prepared 4 April 2001