§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
With reference to the person whose Home Office reference is B538623/3 (S), who was recognised as a refugee on 15 May 1998 and whose wife and five children arrived to join him in August 1998 with valid entry certificates, why they have refused to provide him with documentation confirming their eligibility for social security payments; and whether it is possible to feed, clothe and house a family of seven people on social security benefits for a single person. [HL1657]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe appropriate documentation was sent on 17 March to the representatives acting for this applicant who will now be able to apply to his local Department of Social Security office for social security benefits in respect of both himself and his family. The assessment and adequacy of social security benefits is of course a matter for the Department of Social Security.