§ 30. Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will instruct the Supplementary Benefits Commission, where an application is made for supplementary benefits, to use its existing powers under the Social Security Act to take into account the applicant's capital assets, including major items of consumer durable goods; and whether he will now introduce legislation empowering the Supplementary Benefits Commission also to take into account the applicant's owner-occupied house.
§ Mr. DeanNo. I think that the commission is right to ignore personal possessions, including consumer durables, and I should not wish to disturb the long-standing practice of ignoring the value of an owner-occupied house.