§ Mr. Jacksonasked the Minister of Health if, in view of the special need for members of the Armed Forces, he will arrange for those sums paid for billeting to be disregarded when supplementary pensions are calculated.
§ Mr. WillinkPayments by the State in respect of members of the Armed Forces billeted on applicants are normally disregarded by the Assistance Board where only one person is billeted. Where several people are billeted with an applicant, the treatment varies according to whether the billeting is for lodging only or both board and lodging.
§ Mr. Jacksonasked the Minister of Health what reasonable rent rule has been adopted for the counties of Brecon and Radnor and how is it proposed to treat rents in which the reasonable rent figure is exceeded; and whether any regard will be had for resources which, by statute, have to be disregarded.
§ Mr. WillinkI would refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave on 20th January, 1944, to the two Questions on the same topic put to me by my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Mr. Ness Edwards).