Question reference: S1W-00031
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 1 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 15 June 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a higher grant for those recipients of the "Warm Deal" in Scotland programme who are unemployed.
Answer
There are no such plans. To introduce a higher grant for those who are unemployed would reduce the amount available for pensioners and other vulnerable householders who are not in the labour market.