HC Deb 30 November 1992 vol 215 c68W
20. Mr. David Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects social security payments to cease to new age travellers.

Mr. Burt

The Income Support (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1992, which come into effect on 3 December, will remove entitlement to income support from most unemployed single people and childless couples who fail to seek work actively. So-called new age travellers and others who make no effort to look for work will no longer be able to support themselves at the taxpayer's expense.