Single Payments

HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 c331W

Mr. Latham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will announce the restoration of supplementary benefit single payments for travelling expenses to attend the funeral of a close relative.

Mr. Portillo

We have today laid regulations¹ before Parliament for this purpose.

¹The Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1987.