§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the additional rent rebate expenditure incurred by local authorities as a result of the application of his guideline rent increases for each year from 1990–91 to 1995–96. [8872]
§ Mr. ClappisonThe guideline rent increases produced gross public expenditure savings which offset the additional cost of rent rebates. The estimated rent rebate expenditure if all authorities had increased their rents in line with the guideline rent increases for each year from 1990–91 to 1995–96 and the estimated gross savings from the extra rent income are:
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£ million Additional rent rebate expenditure each year Additional rent income each year 1990–91 255 420 1991–92 224 364 1992–93 295 462 1993–94 268 401 1994–95 266 405 1995–96 272 405