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Mr. Carter-Jones
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional allowances are currently available for mobility and wheelchair housing; on what dates the figures have been revised since his Department's circular of 2nd October 1975; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Armstrong
The current allowances are set out in the attached table. These allowances, which are set out in appendix 4 to circular 24/78, supersede those contained in circular 92/75 dated
| WHEELCHAIR HOUSING—ALLOWANCES PER DWELLING | |||||||||
| Number of people (i.e bedspaces) per dwelling | |||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Single storey units | … | … | 900 | 900 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,600 | 1,500 | — |
| Two storey units | … | … | — | — | — | — | 800 | 1,000 | 800 |
| Old person units category 1 | … | … | 700 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old person units category 2 | … | … | 550 (shared bathroom) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 750 (private bathroom) | 900 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| MOBILITY HOUSING | |||||||||
| An allowance of £60 per dwelling may be claimed for each dwelling designated as Mobility Housing. | |||||||||