§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidance he has given to local adjudication officers dealing with claims for income support to enable them to determine whether or not a local authority has placed the claimants in a care home trust.
§ Miss WiddecombeEligibility for income support is defined by regulations and is available in respect of fees, up to certain limits, to residents of registered residential care homes and in certain other types of homes. Independent ajudication officers receive guidance on the interpretation of the regulations by the chief adjudication officer in the "Adjudication Officers Guide", a copy of which is available in the Library.