HC Deb 15 July 1980 vol 988 cc507-8W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will ensure that long-term supplementary benefit recipients are able to claim

to a new price base. To ease comparison, the 1975–76 out-turn and projected 1979–80 programme shares given in "The Way Forward" have bean recalculated on a November 1978 price base and these are included in the table below.

exceptional needs payments to meet the cost of providing hot water tank insulation.

Mrs. Chalker

I shall bear in mind the suggestion of helping with the cost of providing hot water tank insulation through the supplementary benefits scheme. This will be considered in the context of the study currently in progress on ways of helping the elderly and the disabled to save fuel by insulating and draught-proofing their homes and making better use of heating appliances.