§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what arrangements are made, when a disabled person attends a training course sponsored by his Department outside the disabled person's home area, for the payment of that person's rent in order that his housing rights may be maintained.
§ Mr. Harold Walker:I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that trainees, including disabled trainees, who live away from home for the purpose of training and are maintaining dependants in the home area receive an increased training allowance in respect of those dependants, to enable them and the home to be maintained. If a disabled trainee is not maintaining dependants in his home area, but has a home in that area for which he has a commitment for rent, mortgage interest or rates, a continuing liability allowance of up to £6.58 per week may be paid for the maintenance of that home during the period of training.