§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if community care grants from the social fund are payable to help people without furniture or cooking facilities who are being rehoused from local authority temporary accommodation for the homeless.
§ Mr. ScottYes. People in these circumstances may receive a community care grant; but, as with all applications to the social fund, it is for the social fund officer to decide whether a payment can be made after taking account of all the factors in each case.