§ Q14. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister what representations have been received by Her Majesty's Government on the need to make provision for rebates, to pensioners and others on low incomes, on demands for water service charges, in a similar manner to the rate rebate system.
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§ The Prime MinisterRepresentations have been received from about 40 Members of this House and a number of interested bodies since the beginning of this year. We are not, however, proposing to introduce a rebate system for low-income users of water services; charges for such services are taken into account when calculating supplementary benefit.