§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average length of time between application for funds under Section 13(2) of the Social Security Act and receipt of such funds.
§ Mr. OrmeI assume the hon. Member is referring to the Supplementary Benefits Act 1966, formerly the Ministry of Social Security Act. The information requested is not available, but since such payments are intended to meet an urgent situation there should normally be little or no delay if the facts are clear. If the hon. Member has a particular case in mind I should be glad to look into it.
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§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total moneys paid out in each of the last two years under Section 13(2) of the Social Security Act.
§ Mr. OrmeI assume the hon. Member is referring to payments made to meet an urgent need under Section 13(1) of the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966. I regret that the information requested is not available.