HC Deb 24 October 1994 vol 248 c499W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many families in the armed services claim income support or housing benefit.

Mr. Soames

The claiming of benefits is a private matter between the individual and the appropriate authority; if members of the armed forces were for any reason entitled to receive such a benefit, it would be claimed through the Benefits Agency or the local council, as appropriate.