§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the board and lodgings allowance for bed and breakfast facilities for the single homeless paid by each Department of Health and Social Security office in Wales at the most recent available date.
§ Mr. NewtonThe amount of board and lodging included in the supplementary benefit assessment of a single homeless person who has obtained bed and breakfast accommodation is decided in the same way as for any other boarder. Provided that the charge for the accommodation, together with the appropriate additions for mid-day and evening meals, does not exceed the amount the supplementary benefit officer estimates to be the reasonable charge for full board and lodging of a suitable standard for that area, it is allowed in full. The amount payable, therefore, varies from case to case and from area to area and no information is held centrally.