§ Mr. Stevensasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the average annual cost of housing a new public sector tenant who is a 70-year-old pensioner whose sole source of income is the retirement pension, and who has £15,000 capital producing £1,500 per annum income, respectively, broken down as between (a) capital expenditure, (b) annual housing subsidy, (c) rent rebate or allowance, (d) fuel, (e) any other housing costs 213W and (f) any additional entitlement to supplementary pension or benefit;
(2) if he will publish a breakdown, as between pensioner and non-pensioner households, of public sector tenants, private sector tenants, housing association tenants and home owners indicating for each group (a) how many pay no tax, (b) how many pay less than £250 tax per annum, (c) how many pay £250 or more tax per annum and (d) how many receive supplementary pension or benefit; and for the last group, what is the average benefit received;
(3) what is the average cost to public funds of a lady pensioner, aged 70 years, whose only source of income is the retirement pension, and who is a public sector tenant, broken down as between (a) general subsidies, (b) income related subsidies, (c) total current expenditure and (d) local authority capital expenditure.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergI shall answer these questions shortly.