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Written statement made by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Social Fund Budgeting Loans

On 6 December 2010 I announced that in the forthcoming Welfare Reform Bill, we intended to introduce legislation to make social fund budgeting loans available to help families to buy maternity items or items for a new baby or to help them towards meeting some of the costs of a relative's funeral. I am pleased to report that these changes to budgeting loans will be implemented from 8 May 2012 and will apply to all applications made from this date. This help will be available in addition to the Sure Start maternity grant and the social fund funeral payment. I will place a copy of the new direction covering these changes to social fund budgeting loans in the House Library later today.


Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
543 c36WS 
Session
2010-12
Related items
Social Fund Budgeting Loans
Monday, 6 December 2010
Written statements
House of Commons
Deposited Paper DEP2012-0675
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects
Babies Funerals Social Fund Budgeting loans
Link
View this Written statement on www.publications.parliament.uk