§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he has any plans to postpone the closing date for receipt of applications for housing benefit transitional payments.
§ Mr. ScottIn view of the number of applications for housing benefit transitional payments which continue to be received and to ensure the maximum take-up of these awards, we have decided to extend the closing date for receipt of applications by a full three months from 31 March 1989 to 30 June 1989. We have also decided to set the same date of 30 June 1989 as the cut-off date for receipt of applications for income support transitional payments which are being paid by the central unit in Glasgow to certain former supplementary benefit recipients who were disentitled to income support last April.