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Are there any proposals to increase any of 3 grades of income support.

Asked by
Graham Allen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 July 1989
Reference
157 c432-3W;157 c432W
House
House of Commons

To assess the impact of uprating of nurses' salaries on the costs of providing nursing home care; what evidence is there that the fees paid through income support are sufficient to allow voluntary nursing homes to meet the costs of providing appropriate care; & to consider making more frequent upratings...

Asked by
Charles Goodson-Wickes (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 1989
Reference
157 c263-4W
House
House of Commons

What is no of single pensioners & pensioner couples who will receive an increase in housing benefit when applicable amounts are increased in Oct 1989 of the same or less than the reduction in benefit which they experienced in April 1988 - Disproportionate cost

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 1989
Reference
157 c41W
House
House of Commons

When income support applicable amounts are increased in Oct 1989 how many single pensioners & pensioner couples on income support will receive an increase in weekly benefit of the same or less than the transitional addition awarded to them in April 1988.

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1989
Reference
156 c504W;156 c506W
House
House of Commons

How many single pensioners in receipt of income support will receive an increase in benefit of #2.50 a week when the applicable amount is increased in October. - An estimated 730,000.

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1989
Reference
156 c505W;156 c507W
House
House of Commons

On what basis the applicable amounts for single pensioners & pensioner couples were uprated to #2.50 & #3.50 respectively with effect from October; & what factors were taken into consideration in making this uprating. - Ref to announcement made on 24 Nov at columns 241-251.

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1989
Reference
156 c505W;156 c507W
House
House of Commons

How many single pensioners & pensioner couples will become newly entitled to income support when the applicable amounts are raised in October.

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1989
Reference
156 c504W;156 c506W
House
House of Commons

How many pensioner couples in receipt of income support will receive an increase in benefit of #3.50 a week when the applicable amount is increased in October. - An estimated 140,000.

Asked by
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1989
Reference
156 c504W;156 c506W
House
House of Commons

To consider compensating British pensioners in Canada when a high differential between exchange rates exists.

Asked by
John Farr (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 1989
Reference
156 c161W;156 c163W
House
House of Commons

What action intends to take to compensate those who are currently losing because of disparity between inflation & uprating increase. - Ref to answer to Mr John P Smith at 156 c38W. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Ann Clwyd (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 1989
Reference
156 c38W
House
House of Commons

What level of state benefit income an unemployed family consisting of mother, father, & 2 children aged 12 & 5 years received in 1979; & what benefit they would receive today if 1979 benefits had been increased to match inflation if the benefits were paid on same basis as in...

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 1989
Reference
155 c308W;155 c310W
House
House of Commons

How many war widows are receiving war widows pensions because their husband left the services before 31 March 1973; & what would be the total cost of uprating their pensions to #5,000 per person.

Asked by
Michael McNair-Wilson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 1989
Reference
155 c307W;155 c309W
House
House of Commons

What is the latest estimate of the savings following the end of transitional protection payments since the last uprating of social security benefits.

Asked by
Ted Garrett (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 May 1989
Reference
153 c682W
House
House of Commons

What is the % increase from 1979 of the state retirement pension, the retail prices index & the pensioner prices index.

Asked by
David Atkinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 May 1989
Reference
153 c681W
House
House of Commons

What savings will be made in 1989-90 by not uprating social fund payment to pregnant women on income support in line with other benefits. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Jim Cousins (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1989
Reference
153 c429W
House
House of Commons

To consider giving full uprating to those still receiving transitional additions to their benefits. - (Failed OPQ). Ref to 148 c445W.

Asked by
Doug Henderson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1989
Reference
153 c425W;153 c424-5W
House
House of Commons

To consider giving full uprating to those still receiving transitional additions to their benefits. - (Failed OPQ). Ref to 148 c445W.

Asked by
Jim Hood (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1989
Reference
153 c425W
House
House of Commons

How many pensioners in borough of Walsall will receive no actual increase in total benefit in April; & what is no who will receive a sum less than increase paid in retirement pension. - Ref to 148 c444W.

Asked by
David Winnick (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 April 1989
Reference
151 c198W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Peter Lloyd (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
17 April 1989
Reference
151 c8-9
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Peter Lloyd (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
17 April 1989
Reference
151 c8-9
House
House of Commons