§ Mr. Carter Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many additional payments have been made to severely disabled people under paragraph 14 of part 3 of the Supplementary Benefits (Requirements) Regulations 1980; and what is the average value of the payments.
§ Mr. RossiUnder paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1980, additional payments for domestic assistance can be made to severely disabled people. I regret that information about the numbers of payments made and their average value is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.