§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many women have submitted claims for a community care grant in the past 12 months; and, of those, how many were turned down due to already receiving widowed mother's allowance.
§ Mr. ScottOne of the conditions for eligibility for community care grants, (as with the previous single payments system) is being in receipt of income support (supplementary benefit). Receipt of widowed mother's allowance is relevant only in so far as it plays a part in determining eligibility to income support.