§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if his Department will undertake to pay travelling expenses for unemployed supplementary benefit claimants who engage in voluntary work while seeking full-time employment.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThere is no provision under the supplementary benefits regulations whereby unemployed supplementary benefit claimants may be paid travelling expenses incurred in undertaking voluntary work. We have no plans to introduce legislation to cover such expenses. However, any payment received for travelling expenses incurred in connection with voluntary work is disregarded in calculating a person's weekly supplementary benefit.