6. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on grant in aid to the Independent Living Funds, contributions towards the cost of the Motability Equipment Fund and towards the administration costs of the Motability Scheme, a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of housing benefit (rent rebate, rent allowance, discretionary payments of rent allowance and on rates rebate), sums payable for use as compensation payments to providers of existing supported accommodation, sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting and crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather and winter fuel payments, sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund to increase its income and compensation payments in respect of statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay and the national insurance contribution holiday scheme and expenditure incurred as part of the Welfare to Work initiative. |