§ Forward fare—actual cost.
§ Settling-in grant—£17.
§ Assisted home visits—12 visits per year, but only four visits per year for workers under 18 with no dependants. Actual costs, except that the worker must pay the first £1 of each return fare.
§ Temporary separation allowance—£17 per week.
§ Disturbance allowance—people from assisted areas without dependants—£7 per week—£14 per week for the first three months of transfer.
§ Retention of lodging allowance—introduced 1 April 1979—£7 per week.
§ Continuing liability allowance—Up to £17 per week.
§ Household removal expenses—actual cost.
§ Fares for dependants—actual cost.
§ Legal expenses grant
- (i) for house sale—three-quarters of legal costs to a maximum of £300.
- (ii) for house purchase-three-quarters of legal costs to a maximum of £195.
EMPLOYMENT TRANSFER AND KEY WORKERS SCHEMES | ||
Employment transfer scheme | Key workers scheme | |
Settling-in grant | 18,522 | 223 |
Forward fare | 13,472 | 150 |
Assisted home visits | 8,178 | 129 |
Temporary separation allowance | 4,175 | 77 |
Disturbance allowance | 9,597 | 18 |
Continuing liability allowance | Figures not available | |
Household removal assistance—includes removal expenses, legal fees grant, transfer grant and fares for dependants | 5,338 | 180 |
§ Note: The retention of lodgings allowance was introduced on 1 April 1979 and figures for this are not therefore included in the Table.