§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidelines have been issued to local authorities concerning the treatment of attendance allowance income in respect of means-tested support services.
§ Mr. YeoI have been asked to reply.
We are in the process of issuing guidance to local authorities on the new charging rules from next April for people in residential accommodation under local authority arrangements. The guidance explains that local authorities should disregard attendance allowances and the care component of disability living allowance where it is paid to temporary residents.
309WWe will be issuing guidance later about the treatment of attendance allowance and the care component of disability living allowance in charging for domiciliary and day care services.