§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of registered blind persons presently in receipt of the blind persons' supplementary benefit addition and the saving in a full financial year if this were to be abolished.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisAbout 42,000 claimants receive supplementary benefit on the basis of the special rates for blind 619W persons. A precise estimate cannot be made of the savings if the special rates were abolished, but it is probably of the order of £3 million to £5 million.