HC Deb 03 June 1974 vol 874 c382W
Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, while the family income supplement procedure continues, she will take steps to make the allowances to the wife should she be the wage earner because of the husband's incapacity to work through disability.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

No. Supplementary benefit is available to a low-income family if the husband is unable to work because of illness or disability.