§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for what reasons income support claimants are still receiving transitional protection.
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§ Miss WiddecombeThere are three categories of claimants receiving income support transitional protection:
- (i) Some residents of hostels as a result of benefit changes in October 1989;
- (ii) Some residents of board and lodging accommodation as a result of benefit changes in April 1989;
- (iii) Some former supplementary benefit claimants are receiving transitional protection as a result of the reforms in April 1988.
Special transitional additions for people with former high supplementary benefit additions for domestic assistance are uprated every year. Older and disabled pensioners on income support received a cash increase last October, through improvements to the pensioner premiums which did not erode transitional protection. In addition, increases in mobility allowance and attendance allowance are normally disregarded.