HC Deb 15 March 1994 vol 239 cc630-1W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much financial assistance will be made available by the Government to individual residents of sheltered housing units with communal facilities to help them meet increased costs resulting from the imposition of VAT on domestic fuel.

Mr. Burt

People in sheltered housing may be entitled to receive any of the wide range of social security benefits that are available, subject to individual circumstances. Details of the extra help in respect of VAT on domestic fuel were given in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough and Horncastle (Mr. Leigh) on 30 November 1993 at columns 437–38.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many residents in sheltered housing units with communal facilities will be eligible for extra financial assistance from the Government to help meet increased costs resulting from the imposition of VAT on domestic fuel(a) in London and (b) in Lewisham; and how many such residents there are in total (i) in London and (ii) in Lewisham.

Mr. Burt

The information is not available.