Mr. RandellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the small areas health statistics unit will562W housing benefit to persons living in sheltered accommodation, while trying to sell their house, are intended to be loans or grants.
§ Mr. PortilloNeither. As long as a claimant is taking all reasonable steps to dispose of the former home, and provided he qualifies for it on income and other grounds, housing benefit is payable in the same way as for any other claimant.