§ Mr. Andrew Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost of (a) abolishing the earnings rule for invalid care allowance recipients or (b) increasing the earnings rule by £10, £20 or £30.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that there is no information available on which a reliable estimate could be made of the number of men and single women with earnings in the bands requested who care for an attendance allowance beneficiary for 35 hours a week or more and who would satisfy the other conditions for invalid care allowance.