HC Deb 19 December 1990 vol 183 cc233-4W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants are still in receipt of the transitional protection following the benefit changes in 1988.

Miss Widdecombe

Shortly after last April's uprating of benefits, about 110,000 income support claimants were receiving transitional additions. In November this year, about 52,000 people were receiving housing benefit transitional payments.

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