§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will express the value of disregards within income support for earnings and for maintenance in cash and real terms since 1985 and the real terms figures(a) with 1985 as the based and (b) with the figures most recently issued by his Department as the base. [5481]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security and Disabled People on 18 December,Official Report, columns 887–90, to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn).
There is no maintenance disregard in income support.