§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what steps he will take to publicise the availability of community care grants as a means of ensuring the community care grants budget is not underspent;
(2) if he will issue an instruction to his Department's local probation services and hospital social workers concerned with re-establishment of patients in the community, as a means of ensuring full take-up of the community care grant budget.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation about the availability of community care grants is contained in a variety of leaflets, forms and posters, and guidance to social fund officers already emphasises the importance of liaison between local offices and statutory and other bodies.
We are currently considering a range of further measures to improve awareness of community care grants amongst the priority groups for whom they are intended and amongst organisations involved with potential applicants.