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Written Question
Social Security Benefits
Thursday 8th June 2023

Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average amount paid to individuals for each passported benefit, including (1) funeral payments, and (2) maternity grants.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

There are many passported benefits, for example free prescriptions and free school meals. The information provided relates solely to Funeral Expenses Payments and Sure Start Maternity Grant.

Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) provides help towards the cost of a funeral. To be eligible for FEP, you (or your partner) must get one or more of the following benefits: Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, the disability or severe disability element of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. You might also be eligible if you’re getting a Support for Mortgage Interest loan. This is in addition to other eligibility criteria which is available here: Get help with funeral costs (Funeral Expenses Payment): Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Sure Start Maternity Grant (SSMG) is payment of £500 to provide help with the costs of a new baby (or babies in the event of a multiple birth) if there are no other children under 16 in the claimant’s family. To be eligible for SSMG, you (or your partner) must get one of these benefits: Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or Universal Credit. You may also qualify if you’re getting a Support of Mortgage Interest Loan. This is in addition to other eligibility criteria which is available here: Sure Start Maternity Grant: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The table below provides information of the average award for both FEP and SSMG. Information on average awards along with other data such as number of awards can be found in Annex 1 of the Annual Social Fund Reports which can be found here: Social Fund accounts and reports - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The 2021/22 Social Fund Report is due to be published in the near future and thus the data below goes up to 2020/21.

Table 1: Average award for Funeral Expenses Payments and Sure Start Maternity Grant

£

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

FEP

508

508

508

SSMG

1,838

1,561

1,517

Notes:

  1. Data is for England and Wales.
  2. For SSMG and FEP, the average award value is calculated by dividing gross expenditure by the number of awards.
  3. The average SSMG award is higher than the award value of £500 to reflect the additional award made for multiple births.
  4. SSMG devolved to Scotland on 10 December 2018. From this date, SSMG is only awarded in England and Wales. Therefore, the figures report on Great Britain up to 10 December 2018, and on England and Wales from that date onwards.
  5. Due to missing data for 2019 to 2020, the SSMG average award figure has been estimated using a historical average. From this, the number of awards has been calculated by dividing gross expenditure by this average award.

Written Question
Housing: Building Alterations
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department provides to disabled people who require adaption works to their homes costing more than the £30,000 cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications for the Disabled Facilities Grant were (a) submitted and (b) approved in each year from 2010 for which figures are available.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many approved applications in each year for the Disabled Facilities Grant were for (a) the maximum amount of £30,000 and (b) £25,000 to £29,999 in each year from 2010 for which figures are available.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with disability rights organisations on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what was the total expenditure of the Disabled Facilities Grant in each year since 2010 for which figures are available.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the maximum funding available under the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Disabled Facilities Grants
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department next plans to review the level of the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.

Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.

We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found here.

Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.

****

F/Year

10-11

11-12

12-13

13-14

14-15

15-16

16-17

17-18

18-19

19-20

20-21

21-22

22-23

Total

Amount

£169m

£200m

£220m

£200m

£185m

£220m

£394m

£473m*

£523m**

£505m

£573m***

£573m

£573m

£4.8bn

No of DFGs

45,383

43,986

36,874

42,586

40,645

40,800

46,000

47,850

53,500

58,181

38,566

TBC

TBC

494,371

I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.

In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found here.

* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017

**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018

***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020

**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies

Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.


Written Question
Cold Weather Payments
Wednesday 19th October 2022

Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Cold Weather Payments scheme has been triggered in the last two years; how much money has been distributed as part of this scheme; and whether the scheme uses ringfenced funds.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

A breakdown of triggers by country along with number of payments can be found in the official statistics for cold weather payment (CWP) estimates here: Cold Weather Payment estimates: 2021 to 2022- GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Expenditure on Cold Weather Payments can be found in the Annual Social Fund Reports here Social Fund annual report 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The 21/22 report is due to be published in the near future and thus 21/22 expenditure is an estimate based on the Cold Weather Payment Official Statistics.

Cold Weather Payments are not ring-fenced. Funding for the Cold Weather Payment scheme is demand driven and expenditure varies each year depending on how cold the winter is.


Written Question
Cold Weather Payments
Wednesday 19th October 2022

Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Cold Weather Payments have been distributed since that scheme's inception; and how much her Department has spent on those payments per annum.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

The current system of cold weather payments was introduced in 1988. The payment is a fixed amount for each week of cold weather. From 1995 this was set at £8.50 a week. The Cold Weather Payment was temporarily increased from £8.50 to £25 for the winters of 2008/9 and 2009/10. This increase was made permanent in November 2010.

The table below shows the number of Cold Weather payments made and total expenditure in each year since 1988-89. 21/22 is due to be published in the next Annual Social Fund Report so has not been included below.

No. of cold weather payments (000)

Expenditure (£m)

1988-89

0.5

0.003

1989-90

N/A

0.4

1990-91

N/A

9.3

1991-92

3,827

23.0

1992-93

2,503

15.0

1993-94

2,064

12.4

1994-95

11

0.1

1995-96

7,252

61.6

1996-97

4,964

42.2

1997-98

55

0.5

1998-99

26

0.2

1999-00

114

1.0

2000-01

3,535

30.0

2001-02

1,804

15.3

2002-03

1,675

14.2

2003-04

418

3.5

2004-05

213

1.8

2005-06

988

8.4

2006-07

402

3.4

2007-08

472

4.0

2008-09

8,416

210.4

2009-10

11,590

289.7

2010-11

17,232

430.8

2011-12

5,167

129.2

2012-13

5,845

146.1

2013-14

1

0.03

2014-15

422

10.6

2015-16

155

3.9

2016-17

131

3.1

2017-18

4,572

114.3

2018-19

1079

27.0

2019-20

10

0.3

2020-21

3,951

98.8

Notes

  1. N/A= not available
  2. Figures are for payments triggered in the relevant financial year.
  3. There was a single level of payment each year, except in 1990-91 when the level of payment was increased during the year. A breakdown of the number
    of payments for that year by level is not available. 3. Some people were made more than one payment in some years.
  4. Numbers of payments made are rounded to the nearest 1,000, except for
    1988-89 where the number of payments is rounded to the nearest 100.
    Amounts spent are rounded to the nearest £0.1 million, except for 1988-89
    where the amount spent is rounded to the nearest £1,000.
  5. Data are not available on the numbers of payments received (as opposed
    to made) or on the numbers of people who received payments. However, the
    vast majority of payments are now made direct into bank accounts.
  6. Source: Annual reports by the Secretary of State for Social Security/Work and
    Pensions on the Social Fund