HC Deb 11 July 1979 vol 970 cc228-9W
Mr. Douglas-Mann

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will amplify the information given in table iv.28 of technical volume 1 of the housing policy review—relating to the rents and incomes of local authority tenants—to indicate the proportions of local authority tenants with incomes falling within each band; and whether he has and will publish any more recent information as to the income distribution of local authority tenants.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Following is the information:

INCOMES DISTRIBUTION: LOCAL AUTHORITY TENANTS WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD IS ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE: ENGLAND AND WALES: 1975 AND 1977
Head and wife income 1975 (per cent.) 1977 (per cent.)
Up to £1,049 2.3 6.1
£1,050–£1,549 5.9
£1,550–£2,099 10.2 6.6
£2,100–2,599 12.7 7.0
£2,600–£3,099 14.5 10.2
£3,100–£3,599 15.3 11.2
£3,600–£4,099 13.2 11.3
£4,100–£4,599 10.0 10.3
£4,600–£5,199 8.2 13.0
£5,200–£6,199 7.6 14.5
£6,200–£6,799 4.7
£6,800 and over 5.2
ALL HOUSEHOLDS 100.0 100.0
RENTS AND INCOME: LOCAL AUTHORITY TENANTS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1977 WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD IS ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
REBATED RENT (£ a year)
Head and wife income Lower quartile Median Upper quartile
Up to £1,549 115 234 290
£1,550–£2,099 177 239 300
£2,100–£2,599 169 260 303
£2,600–£3,099 230 267 312
£3,100–£3,599 236 277 332
£3,600–£4,099 250 289 320
£4,100–£4,599 249 288 347
£4,600–£5,199 269 299 349
£5,200–£6,199 258 296 344
£6,200–£6,799 285 317 384
£6,800 and over 272 316 356
ALL HOUSEHOLDS 237 285 329