HC Deb 23 June 1977 vol 933 cc487-8W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the highest amount of weekly rent which social security offices will pay for

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Numbers (Rates per 100,000 population)
1965 … … 120,773 222.8 153.5 173.3 172.0 225.6
1966 … … 122,648 225.0 155.1 179.4 172.2 216.5
1967 … … 124,666 227.5 157.2 175.8 175.8 214.2
1968 … … 127,762 232.1 159.4 181.6 187.0 214.0
1969 … … 130,097 235.4 160.0 189.1 187.5 221.1
1970 … … 131,160 236.7 162.8 188.3 186.1 221.9
1971 … … 132,527 238.3 163.6 190.7 187.6 231.2
1972 … … 134,582 241.2 166.0 191.2 186.0 236.7
1973 … … 135,905 243.0 166.9 191.6 187.5 231.9
1974 … … 137,813 246.2 170.5 196.5 183.8 230.7
1975 … … 138,429 247.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A = not available.

people whose rent is paid by social security payments.

Mr. Orme

No maximum figure is prescribed. The Supplementary Benefits Commission's policy on high rent is described at paragraphs 54-60 of the Supplementary Benefits Handbook, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people currently receiving social security benefits also have their rent paid by the social security office.

Mr. Orme

In November 1975, the latest date for which this figure is available, some 51,000 recipients of supplementary benefit had their rents paid direct to the landlord; the numbers will have increased since then. In February 1977 some 1,976,000 tenants and 435,000 owner-occupiers had their rent or other housing costs taken into account in the assessment of their entitlement to benefit.

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