§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving(a) domestic rates and (b) poll tax rebates in Scotland in each year from 1986–87; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of total domestic ratepayers or poll tax payers.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is in the table.
Numbers receiving rate rebates (000s) Proportion of housing stock per cent. 1986–87 785 38 1987–88 785 38 1988–89 640 31
Number of individual chargepayers receiving rebates (000s) Proportion of registered chargepayers per cent. 1989–90 1,150 30 Source: Estimated number of recipients derived from local authority rate rebate and community charge benefit caseload returns. Housing stock figures and community charge register information from Scottish Office.
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§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a table for the following household types:(a) single pensioner, (b) other single adult, (c) two adults, (d) three or more adults and (e) all households listing the following detail: (i) the number receiving rate bills, (ii) the total value of their gross rate bills, (iii) the numbers entitled to rebates and (iv) the total value of rebates in 1987–88 and 1988–89 in Scotland.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[pursuant to her reply, 19 March 1990, c. 402]: I regret that a correction is necessary. The estimated number of ratepayers in Scotland receiving rate rebates in 1988–89 is 640,000 and not 688,000 as shown in the published table.