HC Deb 29 June 1964 vol 697 c165W
91. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs by what percentage increase, based on an index of 100, the costs of rent and rates, respectively, have risen since January 1959 to June 1964.

Mr. Corfield

Taking the average rate payment per house in England and Wales in the year 1958–59 as 100, the corresponding figure for the year 1963–64 was 139.4. My right hon. Friend has no comparable figures for rents, but the retail prices index contains figures for housing costs (that is rents, rates and other housing charges in the United Kingdom). Taking the 1959 monthly average as 100, the corresponding figure for May, 1964, was 125.5.

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