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Mr. Hannam
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if disabled owner-occupiers on supplementary benefit who
the most recent for which figures are available, the number of adults and children respectively fitted with these aids and the number of those reported as waiting for appointment and fitting in each region was as follows:
need to move to more expensive wheelchair accommodation can have the full mortgage interest and rates included in their supplementary benefit assessment; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. O'Malley
The Supplementary Benefit Commission must consider each case on its merits but would certainly take account of the special needs o fa disabled owner-occupier who had to move to more expensive accommodation.