§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons of 65 years of age and over received
HOUSES APPROVED FOR GRANT IN THE SIX MONTHS 1ST OCTOBER, 1971 TO 31ST MARCH, 1972 Local Authority Houses Housing Association Houses* Private Houses Owner-Occupied Others Number of houses … 18,882 558 4,237 1,362 Amount of grant (£000s) … 2,200† 250† 3,680‡ 1,340‡ * Including SSHA. † Capital equivalent of annual Government contributions at the rate of 75 per cent of the loan charges on approved eligible expenditure on improvement works. ‡ Approximate figure of capital grants approved by local authorities for payment to private owners.