§ Mr. Kennedyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many state pensioners would be taken out of housing benefit by increasing by £10 per week the state pension.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret that this information is not available.
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§ Mr. Kennedyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many state pensioners receive housing benefit payments.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information is not available in the precise form requested. It is estimated however that in Autumn 1983, the latest date for which information is available, there were 4.1 million pensioner households receiving housing benefit.