§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when, pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, South (Mr. Ashley),Official Report, column 294, he will lay the regulations needed to extend eligibility for social fund funeral payments.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have today laid before Parliament the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1989. These regulations will extend eligibility for help with funeral expenses under the social fund to people who qualify for community charge rebate in Scotland from April 1989 and community charge benefit in England, Wales and Scotland from April 1990.