HL Deb 28 January 1991 vol 525 c18WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the latest available figures for the cost of administering community charge benefit.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Henley)

Local authority estimates of the cost of administering community charge benefit in Great Britain for the current financial year (1990–91) are £156 million.