§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether non-dependants on the job training scheme will be treated as unemployed for the purposes of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.
§ Mr. PortilloYes, the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 allow for the same non-dependant deduction to be applied to a non-dependant on the job training scheme as is applied to an unemployed person.