Annual report on the social fund 1999/00

Northern Ireland Assembly papers Session 2 (2000/2001) NIA 47/00

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Great Britain Department for Social Development (Northern Ireland)

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

The Northern Ireland Social Fund scheme complements mainstream Social Security provision in two ways: a regulated scheme made up of Maternity, Funeral, Cold Weather and Winter Fuel Payments; and, a discretionary scheme comprising Community Care Grants and repayable Budgeting and Crisis Loans. The figures in this report are taken from the Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information Systems, from the Office of the Social Fund Commissioner and from scans of the Social Fund Computer System. Receipts and payments are shown in detail in the Annual Account of the Social Fund. As well as the regulated and discretionary schemes, the report covers operational and financial issues, gives a summary of financial performance and reports on the changes to the discretionary scheme introduced on 5 April 1999.