§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has had from hon. Members regarding the effects on claimants of different levels of housing benefit payable to residents in Salvation Army hostels in Nottingham, Grimsby and Leeds; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardHostel dwellers on income support became eligible for housing benefit from 9 October 1989. Since that date we have received a small number of representations about the level of housing benefit in Salvation Army hostels generally.