HC Deb 13 February 1990 vol 167 cc149-51W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker),Official Report, 5 February, column 524, by what percentage those portions of the income support, introduced in April 1989 to cover the 20 per cent. of the average community charge, will be increased in the April 1990 uprating; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Income-related benefit levels will generally be uprated by 5.2 per cent. from April.

Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list in theOfficial Report all departmental circulars issued by his Department in connection with the community charge giving in each case the date of issue and an outline of the contents; and if he will indicate whether or not copies of such have been placed in the Library.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The information requested is as follows:

HB(88)15 November 1988

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE REBATE: SCOTLAND
  • Describes arrangements for introduction of the Community Charge Rebate scheme in Scotland.

HB(89)2 20 January 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE REBATES
  • Guidance and information on the Community Charge Rebate scheme in Scotland.

HB(89)8 17 March 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE REBATES AND DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME SUPPORT
  • Explains the provision of various Regulations and outlines the timetable for consultation on the Community Charge Benefit Regulations for Great Britain.

HB/CCB(89)11 24 May 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1989
  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS (TRANSITIONAL) ORDER 1989
  • Gives details of the draft Regulations and draft Order.

HB/CCB(89)16 6 September 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1989
  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS (TRANSITIONAL) ORDER 1989
  • Gives details of the Regulations and Order, arrangements for the introduction of Community Charge Benefit.

HB/CCB(89)17 13 September 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE ARREARS—DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME SUPPORT
  • Explains the arrangements for the recovery of community charge arrears from Income Support payments for Scotland.

HB/CCB(89)18 22 September 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS—LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS
  • Sets out the liaison arrangements for the introduction of the Community Charge Benefit Scheme in England and Wales.

HB/CCB(89)20 1 November 1989

  • HOUSING BENEFITS AND COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS: 1990 UPRATING
  • Advises local authorities of the proposed new rates of social security benefits from April 1990.

HB/CCB(89)22 13 December 1989

  • HOUSING BENEFIT AND COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT GUIDANCE MANUAL
  • Informs authorities of the Department of Social Security's intention to publish a combined Guidance Manual covering both Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit.

HB/CCB(89)23 19 December 1989

  • HOUSING BENEFIT AND COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT
  • Gives advice on various aspects of Housing Benefit and amends some details given in HB/CCB(89)20.

HB/CCB(89)24 15 December 1989

  • COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFITS—MONITORING LOCAL AUTHORITY PREPARATIONS
  • Asks authorities in England and Wales to complete a questionnaire showing how far advanced authorities are with their preparations for the introduction of the Community Charge Benefit scheme.

HB/CCB(89J25 14 December 1989

  • AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1987 AND THE HOUSING BENEFIT (COMMUNITY CHARGE REBATES) SCOTLAND REGULATIONS 1988: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HAEMOPHILIACS INFECTED WITH HIV

Advises of the Department's intention to introduce amending Regulations to the above provisions to allow a full disregard of any payments from the Macfarlane Special Payments Trust to HIV infected haemophiliacs and their families.

Copies of all circulars have been placed in the Library.