§ 50. Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now introduce legislation to ease the conditions in Section IV(2) of the National Insurance (Old Persons and 230W Widows Pensions and Attendance Allowance) Act, 1970, in respect of attendance allowance.
§ Sir K. JosephThe National Insurance Act, 1972, contains provision to extend the scope of the attendance allowance in four phases, by age groups, to provide a lower-rate allowance for about 250,000 severely disabled people who need help by day or at night. Claims from the first age group will be invited towards the end of next month.