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We are looking at types of applications as well as various elements of the population to see whether there is proper representation in the applications that we get. It will take us two or three months to get a handle on that.
The amount and accuracy of the information that we get are important, as is that we get it as soon as possible.That committees have not proposed changes to the budget is serious.
However, I am not sure that it is wise to state that such matters shall not be admissible because we will then get into a debate about what constitutes a new issue.
For instance, people who can pay their debt but who do not know that they can get money advice are less likely to get time to pay, meaning that they will struggle on in a situation that they would be better advised to get out of.