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WQ.236/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY C.A. ALVES OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 24th OCTOBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 31st OCTOBER 2022
Question
In respect of gluten free vouchers, will the Minister provide details of the following –
- the date when they were first introduced;
- at what value they were set;
- how this value was decided; and
- whether any consideration been given to increasing this value; and, if so, by how much and when?
Answer
- The Gluten Free Voucher Scheme was established in 1990 following States Assembly approval of Gluten-Free Foods: Financial Assistance (P.155/1990).
- £10 per week
- An estimation of the amount of food containing wheat which might be consumed and the price difference between ordinary foods and special foods manufactured to exclude gluten
- The value of these vouchers has since been increased to £14.00 per week. The scheme will be reviewed next year.