§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health if, in view of the proposed changes in pensions and National Insurance benefits, he will review the amount which a local authority, in assessing the ability to pay of a resident in accommodation under Part III of the National Assistance Act, must assume that he will need for his personal requirements.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithYes, I am making an amending Regulation increasing the amount of the pocket money of these residents from 7s. 6d. to 10s. a week. The Regulation will come into operation on 27th January, 1958, the date on which it is proposed that the increased National Insurance benefits shall take effect.