§ 49. Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she is satisfied that a sufficient proportion of the interim allowance to be paid to one-parent families will reach such people.
§ Mr. MeacherYes. As child interim benefit is treated for all purposes like family allowance, to which it is akin, the net value will vary accordingly to whether or not the individual is liable to pay income tax, or is in receipt of social security benefits.
§ 59. Mrs. Haymanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will now introduce the special additional supplement to the earnings disregard for one-parent families on supplementary benefit announced on 20th October 1975.
§ Mr. MeacherThe question of a higher earnings disregard for one-parent families is still under consideration. I cannot add anything at this stage to the reply my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend on 4th November.—[Vol. 899, c.103.]