§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his Department's estimates of the income distribution of taxpayers benefiting from mortgage interest relief. [3708]
§ Dawn PrimaroloInformation for 1997–98 is given in the table. The estimates are based on information projected from the 1994–95 Family Expenditure Survey and are therefore provisional.
Number of beneficiaries of mortgage interest relief by range of total income Range of total income (lower limit)1 £ Number of single people or married couples benefiting from mortgage interest relief thousands 0 960 5,000 1,070 10,000 1,930 15,000 2,240 20,000 1,680 25,000 1,090 30,000 970 40,000 760 Total 10,700 1 Total income of husband for married couples.