§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the estimated saving to the Exchequer each year from (i) the abolition of the eating-out allowance in the boarders' premium and (ii) the imposition of amenity charges; and in each case how many persons or families are estimated to be affected.
§ Miss WiddecombeA reliable estimate is not possible from the data available; the number of boarders who might have claimed income support since 1989 under the previous rules cannot be determined with any certainty.