Written question asked by Lord Steel of Aikwood , in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 March 1997. It was answered by Roger Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: If he will amend the rules for the disqualification of income support entitlement for families from a capital sum for each partner to an aggregate sum for both partners.

Answer: Sir David Steel: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will amend the rules for the disqualification of income support entitlement for families from a capital sum for each partner to an aggregate sum for both partners. [17747] Mr. Roger Evans: The income support rules already provide that the capital resources of partners are aggregated when assessing entitlement to benefit. The exception is where one partner is permanently in a residential care or nursing home. In such cases, each partner is assessed separately and their capital resources are not aggregated. We have no plans to amend these rules.

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