HC Deb 09 March 1995 vol 256 cc294-5W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was(a) the total cost of paying income support for mortgage interest in Scotland in each year since 1982–93 and (b) the total number of households in Scotland receiving income support for mortgage interest in each of these years.

Mr. Roger Evans

The available information is set out in the table.

Year Number of households1 Estimated annual cost2 £ million
1989 15,000 19.3
1990 14,000 24.6
1991 18,000 33.1
1992 19,000 32.4
1993 22,000 32.6

Notes:

1 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.

2 Estimated annual expenditure on mortgage interest is calculated as total numbers multiplied by average weekly amount multiplied by 52.

Source:

Income support statistics annual inquiries 1989 to 1993.