§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to increase the grants and allowances which 3W are available under the employment transfer scheme and the job search scheme.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the grants and allowances available under the employment transfer and job search
EMPLOYMENT TRANSFER SCHEME Grant or allowance Present rate Rate from 1 April 1980 SETTLING-IN-GRANT £17 £20 TEMPORARY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE £17 per week £20 per week CONTINUING LIABILITY ALLOWANCE £17 per week (maximum) £20 per week (maximum) DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCE (payable to workers without dependants who transfer from Special Development Areas to areas of lower assisted status or to non-assisted areas): First 3 months £14 per week £17 per week Subsequent 9 months £7 per week £8.50 per week RETENTION OF LODGINGS ALLOWANCE £7 per week £8.50 per week TRANSFER GRANT (for workers with dependants, and workers without dependants who owned or rented unfurnished property in their home areas, who move to unfurnished property in the new area): (i) Ex-TOPS Trainee rate (for workers who have completed a course of training under the Training Opportunities Scheme) £800 £900 (ii) Enhanced rate (for workers moving from Special Development and Development Areas to Areas of lower or non-assisted status; for workers from Special Development and Development Areas who are ex-textile and clothing industry workers or who are eligible under the Skill Shortage Mobility Experiment) £575 £700 (iii) Basic rate (for workers not entitled to the enhanced rate or ex-TOPS rate) £175 £200 LEGAL EXPENSES GRANT (¾ of the total of estate agent's fees and legal etc. expenses up to a maximum of): (i)Sale £300 (maximum) £360 (maximum) (ii) Purchase £195 (maximum) £235 (maximum) JOB SEARCH SCHEME LODGING ALLOWANCE (paid to those who are looking for work in a new area under the arrangements for a Speculative Temporary Transfer): First night £5.75 £6.50 Subsequent nights £4.00 £5.00