§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if there are people who are over the age of 75 years in receipt of supplementary benefit who will not receive the special heating allowance of 95p per week because their existing benefit already contains some allowance for heating.
§ Mrs. ChalkerMy right hon. Friend pointed out in his statement of 22 October that many supplementary pensioners over 75 were already getting an addition for heating but that any who were not, would automatically receive the basic rate of heating addition of 95p a week.—[Vol. 972, c. 35–6.]