§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what advertising or public information proposals there are to ensure that people in Northern Ireland are aware that the backdated claims for invalid care allowance by married women can be made up until August 1987 in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe announcement on 19 January 1987 about the extension of the deadline to 31 August 1987 for backdating claims for invalid care allowance by married women received widespread coverage in the media. A notice giving details of the extension is being issued with each ICA leaflet and claim form and further publicity will be given to the extension by means of press advertisements during the spring and early summer. All persons receiving attendance allowance were supplied in September 1986 with a notice informing their carers that they might be eligible to receive ICA and since that date a similar notice has been issued to each new attendance allowance beneficiary.