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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/805134/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Interest free credit is provided through the Discretionary Social Fund with Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The provision of interest free credit through the Discretionary Social Fund is published in the annual Social Fund Account in nominal terms. These figures have been adjusted to real terms in 2016/17 prices and are outlined in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Provision of interest free credit through the Discretionary Social Fund - £m (2016/17 prices)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010/11<\/p><\/td><td><p>650<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011/12<\/p><\/td><td><p>645<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>599<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>438<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>428<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>414<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>412<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><p> <\/p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest £1m.<\/li><li>Figures are adjusted to real terms using GDP deflators.<\/li><li>Figures consist of expenditure on Crisis Loans and Budgeting Loans.<\/li><li>Crisis Loans were abolished with effect from 31/3/13. There have been no new Crisis Loan payments since then. The provision of interest free credit through Crisis Loans since their abolition represents a net transfer of customer debt from Northern Ireland where customers have moved between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. DWP manage the recovery of the transferred debt.<\/li><li>Community Care Grant expenditure, although part of the Discretionary Social Fund until their abolition in April 2013, is not included as they were non-repayable grants.<\/li><li>Funeral Expense Payments are provided as interest free credit, but are not included in the figures as they are part of the Regulatory Social Fund.<\/li><\/ol><p> <\/p><p>Sources:<\/p><p> <\/p><ol><li>Social Fund Accounts, 2010/11 \u2013 2016/17<\/li><li>GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP November 2017 (Autumn Budget 2017)<\/li><\/ol><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The links to the annual Social Fund Account for each of the last seven years are given below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>2010/11:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247280/1307.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247280/1307.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2011/12:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246945/0454.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246945/0454.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2012/13:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209380/SFWPA_2012-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209380/SFWPA_2012-13.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2013/14:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450047/social-fund-account-2013-to-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450047/social-fund-account-2013-to-2014.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2014/15:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450036/social-fund-account-2014-to-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450036/social-fund-account-2014-to-2015.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2015/16:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>2016/17:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626607/social-fund-account-2016-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626607/social-fund-account-2016-2017.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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