§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the number of tenants who will be adversely affected by the proposed changes in the threshold for high rent area authorisations effective from 1 April(a) in authorities which will lose the authorisation entirely and (b) in authorities which will continue to receive an authorisation but at a higher threshold, and if he will estimate the average loss per tenant (i) in authorities losing authorisation for both public authority and private tenants, (ii) in authorities losing authorisation in respect of public authority tenants alone, (iii) in authorities losing authorisation in respect of private 178W tenants alone, (iv) in respect of authorities losing class authorisations and (v) in authorities continuing to receive an authorisation but at a higher threshold.
§ Mr. Whitney[Pursuant to his reply, 5 March 1985, c. 515–16]: Information on which to base the detailed estimates requested is not available. However, we estimate that nationally some 120,000 claimants will be affected by the proposed changes to the high rent scheme. This is higher than the figure originally estimated because more authorities are now participating in the high rent scheme. Claimants living in an area where the authority will retain its high rent authorisation will lose an average of 42p per week. Losses for claimants living in an area where the authority will lose its high rent authorisation will depend on the level of rent paid.