Rent Rebates and Allowances

HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 cc540-1W

Mr. Park

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the numbers of people eligible for rent rebates or allowances in April 1978, and the percentage taken up.

Mr. Armstrong:

I regret that the rates of take-up of rent rebates and rent allowances at April 1978 are not yet available. I shall write to my hon. Friend when the information is available.

ENGLAND AND WALES
	Rent rebates	Rent allowances(unfurnished tenancies)
Estimated number eligible	…	…	…	…	…	1.2million	0.35million
Percentage take-up	…	…	…	…	…	80–85 per cent.	55–60 per cent.

These figures exclude eligible non-claimants who would be better off drawing supplementary benefit.