§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will take steps to ensure that people in receipt of disability benefits who take up a place in the work activity element of training for work, or in the community action programme, will not have their subsequent eligibility for disability benefit challenged because of their participation in the programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ScottParticipation in a training for work or community action programme will not in itself automatically debar a person from disability benefits. A trainee in receipt of disability living allowance or attendance allowance may have their entitlement reviewed after six months to establish whether their needs have changed.