§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidelines are issued to his Department's staff reviewing the benefit eligibility of disabled people leaving the employment training programme; whether these guidelines are available to the public; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydDisabled people who are not taking up full-time employment and who remain incapacitated may again receive sickness benefit, invalidity benefit, or severe disablement allowance provided that they produce medical evidence to substantiate their condition.
265WDepartmental staff are instructed to this effect. Disabled claimants who were receiving an incapacity benefit immediately before starting their employment training course are sent a letter advising them that if they are sick within a period of eight weeks after their training course ends they may be entitled again provided that they make a fresh claim.
The relevant guidelines for determining income support claims are set out in income support circular No. 15/88, and in the adjudication officers' guide paragraph 25495, both of which are published. Most disabled people receiving income support immediately before they start employment training continue to do so throughout their course. Although termination of training constitutes a change in status from employment trainee to unemployed
Budgeting loans and community care grants for Leeds West ILO and nationally, percentage by client group 1988–89 Per cent. (00) (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)1 Leeds West ILO Budgeting Loans 0.5 0.6 0.6 4.3 0.2 2.5 2.9 48.4 0.8 2.4 14.9 17.2 1.0 3.6 0.0 n/a Community Care Grants 0.5 4.2 0.9 12.0 0.5 2.8 4.2 35.2 0.0 0.0 8.3 17.1 4.6 5.1 0.0 4.6 Great Britain Budgeting Loans 0.5 0.3 0.6 3.9 0.4 3.6 3.6 43.9 0.7 2.1 16.7 18.8 1.0 3.8 0.0 n/a Community Care Grants 0.4 4.5 3.7 14.3 0.9 3.4 10.0 25.2 0.7 1.5 9.5 16.4 2.0 6.3 0.0 1.1 n/a = not available 1 Key to client groups Code Meaning 00 unallocated or unidentified 01 over 80—with Income Support higher pensioner premium 02 aged 60–79—disabled with higher pensioner premium 03 aged 60–79—with ordinary pensioner premium, or over 60 without pensioner premium 04 lone parent with Income Support disability premium 05 family with disability premium 06 other with disability premium 07 lone parent without disability premium 08 signs at UBO quarterly with Income Support family premium 09 signs at UBO quarterly without family premium 10 signing unemployed or with training allowance with family premium 11 signing unemployed or with training allowance without family premium 12 others with family premium 13 others without family premium 14 involved in trade dispute 15 applicant not in receipt of Income Support—not applicable for budgeting loans