§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if it is her policy that social services should backdate financial assistance for elderly people living in residential or nursing homes who did not claim assistance when their savings fell below £16,000 because they were unaware that assistance was available. [28865]
§ Mr. BoatengI have been asked to reply.
There is no provision for social services departments to backdate financial assistance for elderly people living in residential or nursing homes who did not claim assistance once their savings fell below £16,000.