§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what benefits his Department treats as being subsumed under the classification of supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. PortilloPrior to the reforms, supplementary benefit comprised payments of supplementary pension or allowance, single payments when these were made and, where relevant, housing benefit supplement. Although technically supplementary benefit, housing benefit supplement was calculated and paid by local authorities as a top-up to housing benefit.