§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the accommodation to which he has directed that Regulation 4(1)(c) of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1975 as amended by the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1983 should not apply; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonMy right hon. Friend makes directions in cases where the disabled person is in a private or voluntary home, is meeting the full cost of his accommodation himself, either from his own resources or with the help of supplementary benefit, and has not in the past had the cost of his accommodation met wholly or partly out of public or local funds under one of the Acts listed in the schedule to the amending regulations. These regulations made no change of policy. They were necessary because the Social Security Commissioner's interpretation of the 1975 regulations—confirmed by the Court of Appeal—removed title to attendance allowance in these cases.