§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the maximum permitted board and lodging charge for a single person, not included in the categories of people mentally ill or people in nursing homes applied by his Department's local offices in Norwich (both offices), Yarmouth; Diss; Highgate, London; Finsbury Park, London; and Surbiton, Surrey, in 1983.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe maximum limit on the amount of supplementary benefit normally payable to a single person, other than in a residential or nursing home, in 1983 to meet the charge for full board and lodging accommodation in the area of each of the offices concerned was as follows:222W
Before November 1983 increase £ After November 1983 increase £ Norwich Chantry 50.00 72.80 Norwich Mountergate 50.00 72.80 Great Yarmouth 45.00 56.00 Diss 55.00 66.00 Highgate, London 60.00 90.00 Finsbury Park, London 85.20 90.30 Surbiton, Surrey 70.00 81.00