§ Mr. Bostonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) what was the number and value of rebates granted to individual ratepayers in the boroughs of Faversham and Queenborough-in-Sheppey, and its predecessors, the urban district of Sittingbourne and Milton and
Average number of rebate recipients Average individual rebate granted Local Authority 1966–67 1967–68 1966–67 1967–68 £ s. £ s. Faversham B. 305 305 10 17 11 16 Queenborough B. 90 73 10 1 10 1 Sheerness U.D. 514 453 11 3 10 13 Sheppey R.D. 551 410 12 7 14 8 Sittingbourne and Milton U.D. 695 607 13 17 13 14 Swale R.D. 373 310 11 19 11 11 Figures for 1968–69 are now being collected from rating authorities and should be available within a few weeks.
Apart from a very few occupiers of mixed properties, only domestic ratepayers receive rebates.
No relief was granted in any of these areas in the four years 1964–65 to 1967–68 under Section 2 of the Rating (Interim Relief) Act, 1964.
No estimates were made in the Department of the number or value of rebates in individual rating areas.