§ Miss Holtasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of delays in Preston in adjusting supplementary benefits to take account of rent rebates under the Housing Finance Acts, he will take action to speed up the making of these adjustments.
§ Mr. DeanThe adjustment of supplementary benefit payments in Preston consequent upon rent increases and rent rebate changes has now been completed. The work, involving more than 3,000 cases, was completed as quickly as possible following receipt of particulars of the revised rents and rebates from the local authority.