§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount of money given in rate rebates between 1978–79 and 1983–84 for each year, the component figures for standard and certificated rate rebates and the numbers receiving them for each year from 1978–79 to 1983–84.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe amount given in rate rebates from 1978–79 to 1983–84 was as follows:
Year Standard rebates* Certificated rebate† Total Numbers of beneficiaries £ million £ million £ million Millions 1978–79 167 — 167 3.1 1979–80 201 — 201 3.1 1980–81 266 — 266 3.3 1981–82 374 — 374 3.7 1982–83 439 ‡118 557 5.1 1983–84 540 718 1,258 6.7 Notes: * For people not receiving supplementary benefit. † For people not receiving supplementary benefit, from November 1982-April 1983. Prior to that, assistance with rates was included in supplementary benefit payments. ‡ For those local authority tenants who were covered by the partial start of housing benefit from November 1982. The full start was in April 1983.