§ 81. Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the minimum element of supplementary benefit being paid to recipients of supplementary benefits to enable them to purchase fuel; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DeanThe supplementary benefit scale rates provide for all normal living expenses, including fuel requirements. Since individual needs and preferences vary, it is not possible to apportion an element of the scale rate to the cost of fuel or any other single item of expenditure. When a person needs extra heating the Supplementary Benefits Commission makes special additional payments to
Year St. Cross Hospital Rugby Coventry Nuneaton Total number of candidates Percentage pass rate Total number of candidates Percentage pass rate Total number of candidates Percentage pass rate 1961 … … 6 100 77 79 29 62 1962 … … 16 88 79 75 27 85 1963 … … 17 88 64 84 18 61 1964 … … 23 87 87 85 28 71 1965 … … 21 86 84 87 24 96 1966 … … 22 77 65 83 23 78 1967 … … 17 87 74 76 26 77 1968 … … 19 79 80 70 25 84 1969 … … 13 85 105 62 17 71 1970 … … 14 86 109 64 19 74