HC Deb 11 July 1978 vol 953 cc480-1W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the annual cost of raising the rate of invalid care allowance to that of unemployment benefit.

Mr. Alfred Morris

The gross cost would be about £1 million. It is not possible to give a reliable estimate of the net cost, but there would probably be significant savings on supplementary benefit.