§ 25. Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about the number of draughtproofing grants he estimated to be unclaimed by individuals who are eligible for them; whether he proposes any publicity to increase awareness of the right to claim this grant; and whether he has any plans to extend the scope or amounts of these grants.
§ Mr. WhitneyNo information is available on the number of unclaimed supplementary benefit single payments for draughtproofing. These payments are publicised in leaflets issued by our Department and by the Energy Efficiency Office and we are currently working together on further publicity material. There are no plans at present to amend the regulations relating to single payments for draughtproofing, although the whole question of special expenses of this type is something which we are looking at following the review of the supplementary benefit scheme.