Written question asked by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 March 1997. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.
Dept of Social Security
- Question
- What estimate he has made of the additional numbers of severely disabled people who would be eligible for assistance from (a) the Independent Living Fund and (b) direct payments from their local authority if the £500 upper limit was (i) raised to £1,000 and (ii) abolished entirely; and what would be the additional cost of assistance in each case; and further questions about payments from the independent living fund. - Includes available figures.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 292 c192-3W; 16299;16298;16300
- Session
- 1996-97
- Subjects
- Disability Benefits rules Community care Independent Living Fund Invalidity benefits Social security benefits Uprating
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2013-11-24 22:05:15 +0000
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