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Budgeting Loans

Commons · Question 20624 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Emma Lewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on Budgeting Loans (a) overall and (b) in each category in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 6 Jan 2025

The total spent on Budgeting Loan awards in the 2023/24 financial year was £260.6 million. A category breakdown for budgeting loans will be published in due course in the 2023/24 Social Fund annual report. This will include the breakdowns by regions, clai...