§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he intends to take to end the situation whereby lower-paid workers receiving wage increases may be in receipt of no more, or less, financial benefit, as a consequence of losing supplementary or means-tested benefits for themselves or their families.
§ Sir K. Joseph:It is likely that in practice this situation arises only rarely. Studies are in progress to help in estimating the number of people theoretically at risk and finding ways of minimising it.