§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the net cost of treating (a)all lone parents and (b) all other parents in receipt of supplementary benefit as householders.
§ Mr. Newton:The net cost of treating as householders all lone parents in receipt of supplementary benefit who at present receive the non-householder scale rate would be about £19 million per annum at November 1982 rates. All other parents are already treated as householders, whether they are in fact householders or living as part of someone 436W else's household (except those paying an inclusive charge for board and lodging, in which case supplementary benefit is based on that charge).