HC Deb 11 January 1993 vol 216 cc684-5W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security to which benefits sufferers of arachnoiditis may be entitled; and what steps are being taken to publicise such eligibility.

Mr. Scott

A wide range of benefits is available to sick and disabled people, including sufferers of arachnoiditis, provided they meet the conditions of entitlement. Information about eligibility to benefits is made widely available by the Benefits Agency in a variety of forms including leaflets and various confidential free telephone advice lines.