§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what standard his Department applies as appropriate for the size of accommodation, expressed as a number of rooms, for purposes of payment of rent to a single mother with one child;
(2) at what rate rent in Humberside is considered unreasonably high for a social security claimant and therefore is not met in full by his Department;
(3) at what rate rent in London is considered unreasonably high for a social security claimant and therefore is not met in full by his Department.
§ Mr. OrmeNo fixed limits either of rent or number of rooms are laid down by the Supplementary Benefits Commission; account is taken of all the circumstances in deciding whether to meet rent in full.