§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in which cases, or classes of cases, he accepts a claim for a supplementary benefit single payment other than in writing.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe have not specified the classes of cases in which claims for single payments of supplementary benefit can be accepted other than in writing. While such claims should normally be made in writing, our local offices would accept an oral claim where the circumstances made it reasonable to do so.