§ Mr. Tom Boardmanasked the Minister of Social Security what she estimates was the average weekly expenditure for housing, fuel, food and clothing for a widow over the age of 65 years, living alone and in receipt of supplementary benefit as at 30th October, 1967; and what is her estimate of the weekly costs for such items to maintain the same 174W standard of living at the end of February, 1968.
§ Mr. Pentland:I regret that no such estimates are available. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour has asked the Cost of Living Advisory Committee to review the desirability of calculating and publishing separate Retail Price Indices for special social and income groups.