§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the latest available estimate of the payment of rent rebates to council house tenants under the Housing Finance Act, expressed as a percentage of all such tenants;
(2) what is the latest available estimate of the payment of rent rebates to private tenants under the Housing Finance Act, expressed as a percentage of all such tenants.
§ Mr. EyrePreliminary reports indicate that about one-third of council tenants are receiving rent rebates. Information on rent allowances granted to private tenants is not yet available from enough local authorities to enable any reliable estimate to be given. The initial rate of take-up of rent allowances has been slow, but it is steadily improving.