§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the money allowance-grant that is given to a prison inmate who is discharged from a prison in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 13 December 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the grant paid to prisoners discharged from prisons in England and Wales.Most prisoners serving sentences over 14 days are eligible for a discharge grant. Exceptions include those with substantial resources or discharged to hospital. The rate of the grant generally corresponds to one week's Income Support and is currently £44.00 (age 25 and over) or £34.55 (age 18 to 24). Prisoners who need accommodation arranged for them on release are eligible for a higher rate, currently £90.05.Prisoners (except deportees) not eligible for a discharge grant receive payment of fares and a subsistence allowance to cover their journey to a destination in the British Isles.