§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list in the Official Report any means-tested grants or benefits which test the income of a person or persons from whom the claimant has no legal right to demand financial support.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, although the personal allowance of a trainee under the Commission's Training Opportunities Scheme—TOPS—is not means-tested, the assessment of any additional allowances for the spouse and children is dependent upon the current earnings of the spouse. Similar provisions
In £ million Scheme Provision made in 1978–79 Estimates Expected additional expenditure following the Statement on 15th March 1978* Temporary Employment Subsidy … 131 68 Short-time Working Compensation … — 46 Job Creation Programme … 59 — Special Temporary Employment Programme … 10 — Community Industry … 13 — Small Firms Employment Subsidy … 2 26 * Hansard (Commons), Vol. 946, No. 80, Cols. 440–55.