§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a breakdown of his estimate of the number of (a) recipients and (b) households who are eligible for housing benefit; and if he will clarify the data according to whether the recipient's income is less than 20 per cent. of average earnings, between 20 and 40 per cent., between 40 and 60 per cent., between 60 and 80 per cent. and between 80 and 100 per cent. of average earnings and those above average earnings.
§ Dr. BoysonWe estimate that the number of housing benefit recipients is about 6,960,000. Information on the number of households eligible for housing benefits and on the gross earnings of recipients cannot be provided until more recent family expenditure survey data becomes available.