§ Baroness Jegerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in the payment of severe weather additions to people on supplementary benefit; how much has been paid to date this winter and how many claims have been refused.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Baroness Trumpington)Up to 10th February 1987, the latest106WA date for which figures are available, the estimated total number of £5 payments made was approximately 1.6 million and the amount paid approximately £8 million. About 265,000 payments were refused.