§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the effects on the special medical and dietary needs of the poorest sections of society of the changes in allowances implemented in the Social Security Act 1986, from April 1988, in Wales. [29153]
§ Mr. HagueNone. The 1988 reform of income-related benefits replaced a multiplicity of additions for special needs with a more rational and fairer structure of allowances and premiums for the most vulnerable and needy groups.